100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB2601
 
Introduced , by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
110 ILCS 330/7.5 new
210 ILCS 85/11.8 new

     Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that if a newborn infant receiving services from a hospital experiences apnea of infancy, apnea of prematurity, or an apparent life-threatening event, then the hospital shall train the newborn infant's parents or guardians on the procedures for cardiopulmonary resuscitation for infants, and ensure that the newborn infant's parents or guardians are provided with a prescription for a home cardiorespiratory monitor. Defines "apnea of infancy", "apnea of prematurity", and "apparent life-threatening event".
  


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is 
5amended  by adding Section 7.5 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 330/7.5 new)
7    Sec. 7.5. Newborn infants experiencing apnea of infancy, 
8apnea of prematurity, or an apparent life-threatening event.
9    (a) If a newborn infant receiving services from the 
10University of Illinois Hospital experiences apnea of infancy, 
11apnea of prematurity, or an apparent life-threatening event, 
12then the University of Illinois Hospital shall:
13        (1) train the newborn infant's parents or guardians on 
14    the procedures for cardiopulmonary resuscitation for 
15    infants; and
16        (2) ensure that the newborn infant's parents or 
17    guardians are provided with a prescription for a home 
18    cardiorespiratory monitor.
19    (b) For the purposes of this Section:
20    "Apnea of infancy" means an unexplained episode of 
21cessation of breathing for 20 seconds or longer, or a shorter 
22respiratory pause associated with bradycardia, cyanosis, 
23pallor, or marked hypotonia.
 
 
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1    "Apnea of prematurity" means a sudden cessation of 
2breathing that lasts for at least 20 seconds or is accompanied 
3by bradycardia or cyanosis in an infant younger than 37 weeks' 
4gestational age.
5    "Apparent life-threatening event" means an episode that is 
6frightening to the observer and is characterized by some 
7combination of apnea, color change, marked change in muscle 
8tone, choking, or gagging. 
 
9    Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended  by adding 
10Section 11.8 as follows:
 
11    (210 ILCS 85/11.8 new)
12    Sec. 11.8. Newborn infants experiencing apnea of infancy, 
13apnea of prematurity, or an apparent life-threatening event.
14    (a) If a newborn infant receiving services from a hospital 
15experiences apnea of infancy, apnea of prematurity, or an 
16apparent life-threatening event, then the hospital shall:
17        (1) train the newborn infant's parents or guardians on 
18    the procedures for cardiopulmonary resuscitation for 
19    infants; and
20        (2) ensure that the newborn infant's parents or 
21    guardians are provided with a prescription for a home 
22    cardiorespiratory monitor.
23    (b) For the purposes of this Section:
24    "Apnea of infancy" means an unexplained episode of 
 
 
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1cessation of breathing for 20 seconds or longer, or a shorter 
2respiratory pause associated with bradycardia, cyanosis, 
3pallor, or marked hypotonia.
4    "Apnea of prematurity" means a sudden cessation of 
5breathing that lasts for at least 20 seconds or is accompanied 
6by bradycardia or cyanosis in an infant younger than 37 weeks' 
7gestational age.
8    "Apparent life-threatening event" means an episode that is 
9frightening to the observer and is characterized by some 
10combination of apnea, color change, marked change in muscle 
11tone, choking, or gagging.