Bill Status of HB 3585   103rd General Assembly


Short Description:  LONG-ACTING CONTRA INFO-ACT

House Sponsors
Rep. Tom Weber

Last Action  View All Actions

DateChamber Action
  5/19/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance
New Act
215 ILCS 5/356z.4
225 ILCS 85/45 new
775 ILCS 55/1-40 new

Synopsis As Introduced
Creates the Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Information Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall create and allocate funding for an online learning module to promote postpartum and postabortion long-acting reversible contraception insertion. Provides that long-acting reversible contraception services and information may be provided by physicians to any minor over the age of 12 who meets specified qualifications. Provides that the Department shall provide printed materials, guidance, and information on how to obtain low-cost and no-cost contraceptives. Provides that the Department shall develop a long-acting reversible contraception promotion plan intended to reduce cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome and fetal substance exposure. Provides that the Department shall produce an annual report on the program. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the Act. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. Provides that an individual or group policy of accident and health insurance shall also cover long-acting reversible contraception on the day of the abortion as long as the procedure is medically feasible. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that a pharmacist licensed under the Act who dispenses self-administered hormonal contraceptives shall provide the patient with information on the effectiveness and availability of intrauterine devices and implants. Amends the Reproductive Health Act. Provides that a health care professional shall provide information about intrauterine devices at the time that a health care professional performs an abortion.

Actions 
DateChamber Action
  2/17/2023HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Tom Weber
  2/17/2023HouseFirst Reading
  2/17/2023HouseReferred to Rules Committee
  2/28/2023HouseAssigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee
  3/10/2023HouseCommittee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 19, 2023
  5/19/2023HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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