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1    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the the 
5Maternal Mental Health Conditions Education, Early Diagnosis, 
6and Treatment Act.
 
7    Section 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds the 
8following:
9        (1) Maternal depression is a common complication of 
10    pregnancy. Maternal mental health disorders encompass a 
11    range of mental health conditions, such as depression, 
12    anxiety, and postpartum psychosis.
13        (2) Maternal mental health conditions affect one in 5 
14    women during or after pregnancy, but all women are at risk 
15    of suffering from maternal mental health conditions.
16        (3) Untreated maternal mental health conditions 
17    significantly and negatively impact the short-term and 
18    long-term health and well-being of affected women and their 
19    children.
20        (4) Untreated maternal mental health conditions cause 
21    adverse birth outcomes, impaired maternal-infant bonding, 
22    poor infant growth, childhood emotional and behavioral 
23    problems, and significant medical and economic costs, 
 
 
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1    estimated to be $22,500 per mother.
2        (5) Lack of understanding and social stigma of mental 
3    health conditions prevent women and families from 
4    understanding the signs, symptoms, and risks involved with 
5    maternal mental health conditions and disproportionately 
6    affect women who lack access to social support networks.
7        (6) It is the intent of the General Assembly to raise 
8    awareness of the risk factors, signs, symptoms, and 
9    treatment options for maternal mental health conditions 
10    among pregnant women and their families, the general 
11    public, primary health care providers, and health care 
12    providers who care for pregnant women, postpartum women, 
13    and newborn infants.
 
14    Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:
15    "Birthing hospital" means a hospital that has an approved 
16obstetric category of service and licensed beds by the Health 
17Facilities and Services Review Board.
18    "Department" means the Department of Human Services.
19    "Maternal mental health condition" means a mental health 
20condition that occurs during pregnancy or during the postpartum 
21period and includes, but is not limited to, postpartum 
22depression.
  
 
23    Section 15. Educational materials about maternal mental 
24health conditions.  The Department shall develop educational 
 
 
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1materials for health care professionals and patients about 
2maternal mental health conditions. A birthing hospital shall, 
3on or before January 1, 2021, distribute these materials to 
4employees regularly assigned to work with pregnant or 
5postpartum women and incorporate these materials in any 
6employee training that is related to patient care of pregnant 
7or postpartum women. A birthing hospital shall supplement the 
8materials provided by the Department to include relevant 
9resources to the region or community in which the birthing 
10hospital is located. The educational materials developed under 
11this Section shall include all of the following:
12        (1) Information for postpartum women and families 
13    about maternal mental health conditions, post-hospital 
14    treatment options, and community resources.
15        (2) Information for hospital employees regularly 
16    assigned to work in the perinatal unit, including, as 
17    appropriate, registered nurses and social workers, about 
18    maternal mental health conditions.
19        (3) Any other service the birthing hospital determines 
20    should be included in the program to provide optimal 
21    patient care.