Sen. Donne E. Trotter
Filed: 4/27/2004
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 486
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 486 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding | ||||||
5 | Section 11.5 as
follows:
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6 | (210 ILCS 85/11.5 new)
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7 | Sec. 11.5. Uniform standards of obstetrical care | ||||||
8 | regardless of
ability to pay.
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9 | (a) No hospital may promulgate policies or implement | ||||||
10 | practices that determine
differing standards of obstetrical | ||||||
11 | care based upon a patient's source of
payment or ability
to pay | ||||||
12 | for medical services.
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13 | (b) Each hospital shall develop a written policy statement | ||||||
14 | reflecting the
requirements of subsection (a) and shall post | ||||||
15 | written notices of this policy in
the obstetrical admitting | ||||||
16 | areas of the hospital by July 1, 2004. Notices
posted pursuant | ||||||
17 | to this Section shall be posted in the predominant language or
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18 | languages spoken in the hospital's service area.
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19 | Section 15. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by | ||||||
20 | adding Section
5-16.7a as follows:
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21 | (305 ILCS 5/5-16.7a new)
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22 | Sec. 5-16.7a. Reimbursement for epidural anesthesia |
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1 | services.
In addition to other procedures authorized by the
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2 | Department under this Code, the
Department shall provide | ||||||
3 | reimbursement to medical providers for epidural
anesthesia | ||||||
4 | services when ordered by the attending practitioner at the time | ||||||
5 | of
delivery.
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6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
7 | becoming law.".
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