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| needs of Illinois families.
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| (2) Consumers continue to request the care of |
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| direct-entry midwives.
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| (3) Direct-entry midwives have continued to provide |
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| services to families
in
Illinois despite being unregulated |
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| since 1963 and have participated in national
credentialing |
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| organized to meet professional standards.
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| (4) The Midwives Model of Care, as defined by the |
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| Midwifery Task Force,
includes (i) monitoring the |
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| physical,
psychological, and social well-being of the |
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| mother throughout the childbearing
cycle, (ii)
providing |
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| the mother with individualized education, counseling, and |
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| prenatal
care,
continuous hands-on assistance during labor |
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| and delivery, and postpartum support, (iii)
minimizing |
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| technological interventions, and (iv) identifying and |
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| referring women who
require obstetrical attention. The |
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| application of this woman-centered model of care has
been |
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| proven to reduce the incidence of birth injury, trauma, and |
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| Cesarean section.
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| (5) In recognition of major changes in health care |
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| regulation and
practice, the Pew
Health Professions |
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| Commission, through its Taskforce on Health Care Workforce
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| Regulation, recommends that "until national models for |
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| scopes of practice can
be developed and adopted, states |
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| should explore and develop mechanisms for
existing
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| professions to evolve their existing scopes of practice and |
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previously unregulated |
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| professions) to emerge", and further recommends that "a
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| number of professions and disciplines that use |
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| non-mainstream therapies safely
and effectively should
be |
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| recognized and regulated as appropriate".
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| (6) In its April 1999 report, the Pew Health |
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| Professions Commission, in
conjunction with the Center for |
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| the Health Professions, recommended that
"midwives
should |
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| be recognized as independent and collaborative |
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| practitioners" and
recommended "legislative action that |
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| ensures: appropriate entry-to-practice
standards"
and the
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| "elimination of requirements that midwives be directed or |
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| supervised by other
health care
professionals".
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| (7) In its resolution, "Increasing access to |
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| out-of-hospital maternity
care services
through |
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| state-regulated and nationally-certified direct-entry |
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| midwives", the
American
Public Health Association (i) |
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| supports efforts to increase access to
out-of-hospital
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| maternity care services and increase the range of quality |
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| maternity care
choices available
to consumers, through |
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| recognition that legally regulated and nationally
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| certified direct-entry midwives can serve clients desiring |
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| safe, planned,
out-of-hospital maternity care
services, |
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| and (ii) encourages the development and implementation of |
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| guidelines
for the
licensing and certification of |
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| direct-entry midwives and the practice of
midwifery for use |
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| maternity care providers, and professional organizations.
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| Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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| "Approved program of midwifery education" means an |
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| education program
accredited or pre-accredited by a |
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| direct-entry midwifery accreditation agency
recognized by the |
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| United States Department of Education, such as the Midwifery
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| Education
Accreditation
Council (MEAC) or its successor.
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| "Certified professional midwife" means a person who has met |
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| the
standards
for certification set by the North American |
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| Registry of Midwives or its
successor and has
been awarded this |
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| credential.
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| "Consultation" means the process whereby a licensed |
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| midwife seeks the advice
or
opinion of a physician or another |
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| member of a health care team.
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| "Council" means the Licensed Midwife Council.
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| "Department" means the Department of Financial and |
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| Professional Regulation.
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| "Secretary" means the Secretary of Financial and |
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| Professional Regulation.
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| "Informed consent" means a document that includes, but is |
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| not limited to,
disclosure of the midwife's education, skill |
23 |
| level, liability insurance
coverage, and
written plan for |
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| medical emergencies.
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| "Licensed midwife" means a person who is licensed under |
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| "Midwifery" means the provision, on a continuing basis and |
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| within a health
care system that provides for consultation and |
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| referral as needed, of the
necessary care and education to |
5 |
| women during pregnancy, labor, and the
postpartum and |
6 |
| interpartum periods;
attending deliveries that the individual |
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| is responsible for; and caring for the
newborn infant.
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| "Midwifery" also includes the provision of additional primary |
9 |
| health care
services to women and their families, which |
10 |
| include, but are not limited to,
well-woman
gynecological |
11 |
| services such as non-pharmacological family planning and |
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| routine
pap
smears.
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| "North American Registry of Midwives" or "NARM" means the |
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| international
agency, or its successor, that has established |
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| and has continued to administer
certification
for the |
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| credentialing of certified professional midwives.
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| "Peer review" means an educational review process in |
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| accordance with
current NARM peer review standards that |
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| includes a certificate of participation
document.
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| "Referral" means the process whereby a licensed midwife |
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| directs the client
to a
physician or other health care |
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| professional for management of a particular
problem or
aspect |
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| of the client's care.
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| Section 15. License required.
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| (a) Beginning July 1, 2009, no person shall practice |
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this State without a license under this Act, |
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| except as provided in Section 20.
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| (b) No person shall use in connection with the person's |
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| name any
letters, words, or insignia indicating or implying |
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| that the person is a
licensed
midwife unless the person is |
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| licensed in accordance with this Act. A person so
licensed may |
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| use the abbreviation "L.M." in connection with the person's |
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| name.
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| Section 20. Exemptions. Nothing in this Act shall be |
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| construed to
prohibit or to require registration under this |
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| Act, with regard to any of the
following:
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| (1) The gratuitous rendering of services.
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| (2) The rendering of services by a person if such |
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| attendance is in
accordance
with the person's religious |
15 |
| faith and is rendered to persons with a similar
religious |
16 |
| faith.
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| (3) Certified nurse midwives authorized under the |
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| Advanced Practice Nursing
Board to practice in Illinois.
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| (4) Licensed physicians or other licensed health care |
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| providers authorized
to
provide maternity care.
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| (5) Midwifery that is included in the educational |
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| programs of student
midwives
enrolled in approved programs |
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| of midwifery education.
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| Section 25. Licensed Midwife Council. There shall
be |
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Licensed Midwife Council composed of |
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| 7 members appointed by the Secretary.
The appointed members of |
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| the Council shall include 4 licensed
midwives and 3 consumers.
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| A consumer is a person who (i) has never been a midwife nor |
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| studied to be a
midwife,
(ii) has no financial interest in the |
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| practice of midwifery or in any health
care facility,
agency, |
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| or insurer, and (iii) has engaged a provider who practices or |
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| has
practiced as a
midwife in an out-of-hospital birth setting.
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| Of the members first appointed to
the Council, 3 members shall |
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| be appointed for a term of 3 years, 2 members
shall
be |
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| appointed for a term of 2 years, and 2 members shall be |
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| appointed for a term
of one year. Thereafter, all members shall |
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| serve 3-year terms. In making
appointments to the Council, the |
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| Secretary shall consider the recommendations of
individuals |
16 |
| and organizations directly involved with midwifery in this |
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| State. A
vacancy in an unexpired term shall be filled in the |
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| same manner as the original
appointment. The Secretary may |
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| remove a Council member for misconduct,
incapacity, or neglect |
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| of duty, but only after notice and a public hearing,
unless the |
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| notice and hearing are waived by the member in writing. The |
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| Council
shall elect from its membership a chairperson. The |
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| Council may meet as needed,
but shall meet at least twice a |
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| year.
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| Section 30. Powers of the Council. The Licensed
Midwife |
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| (1) Conduct hearings and disciplinary conferences on |
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| disciplinary charges
of
those licensed as provided in |
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| Section 75 and those in violation of Section 15.
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| (2) Report to the Department, upon completion of a |
6 |
| hearing, the disciplinary
actions recommended to be taken |
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| against a person violating this Act.
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| (3) Approve, deny, or withdraw approval of required |
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| education and
continuing
educational programs.
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| Section 35. Council members; immunity from suit. The |
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| members of the Council
are
immune from suit in any action based |
12 |
| upon disciplinary proceedings or
other acts
performed as |
13 |
| members of the Council, except those involving willful or |
14 |
| wanton
misconduct.
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| Section 40. Council members; compensation. Members of the |
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| Council shall serve
without compensation, but shall be |
17 |
| reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily
incurred in the |
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| discharge of their duties.
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| Section 45. Powers and duties of the Department.
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| (a) The Department shall exercise the powers and duties |
21 |
| necessary
to effectuate the purposes of this Act. None of the |
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| functions, powers, or
duties of the Department with respect to |
23 |
| licensure shall be exercised by the
Department except upon |
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| responsibility to:
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| (1) license individuals who qualify for licensure;
and
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| (2) issue quarterly reports to the Council on the |
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| status of all formal
complaints filed by the Department and |
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| on significant issues as determined by
the Council.
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| Section 50. Eligibility.
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| (a) A person is eligible to be licensed as a midwife if |
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| that person
meets the following qualifications:
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| (1) holds the credential of certified professional |
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| midwife;
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| (2) has completed an approved program of midwifery |
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| education with a
minimum of 1,800 contact hours or its |
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| equivalent;
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| (3) is in good standing with the North American |
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| Registry of Midwives;
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| (4) participates in peer review at least twice per |
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| year; and
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| (5) provides the Department with an annually updated |
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| informed consent
document.
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| (b) For a period of 5 years following the effective date of |
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| this Act, the
Council
shall have the authority and discretion |
24 |
| to license applicants who have
practiced
midwifery prior to the |
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| effective date of this Act and have had an application
accepted |
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shall
terminate automatically 2 years after the |
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| date of registration unless the
applicant has, by
such time, |
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| successfully completed the examination provided by the North
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| American
Registry of Midwives.
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| Section 55. Scope of practice; informed consent.
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| (a) A licensed midwife may perform any of the midwifery |
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| services
and skills established by the North American Registry |
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| of Midwives, including,
but not limited to, antepartum, |
10 |
| intrapartum, and postpartum care of women;
newborn assessment |
11 |
| and care of newborns; and well-woman gynecology and
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| non-prescriptive family
planning. However, the midwife must |
13 |
| practice within the standards for practice
and code of ethics |
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| of the North American Registry of Midwives.
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| (b) A copy of the informed consent document, signed and |
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| dated by the
client, must be kept in each client's chart.
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| Section 60. Application for license. A person
shall apply |
18 |
| for licensure as a midwife to the Secretary on a form furnished |
19 |
| by
the Department. The application shall be accompanied by |
20 |
| payment of the
specified fee and evidence that the person meets |
21 |
| the eligibility requirements
of
this Act.
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| Section 65. Renewals. A midwife license must be renewed |
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| every 3
years. An applicant for renewal shall submit to the |
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application and (ii) a
renewal fee.
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| Section 70. Fees. The Department shall have the authority |
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| to (i)
charge each candidate for licensure a fee, which must be |
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| submitted with his or
her application
and (ii) charge each |
5 |
| licensed midwife a fee for renewal of his or her license.
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| Section 75. Disciplinary action.
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| (a) A licensed midwife or applicant for licensure, renewal, |
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| or
reinstatement shall not engage in unprofessional conduct, |
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| which includes:
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| (1) fraudulently procuring or using a license;
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| (2) willfully making or filing false reports or |
12 |
| records, willfully impeding
or
obstructing the filing of |
13 |
| reports or records, or willfully failing to file
required |
14 |
| reports or records in the practice of midwifery;
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| (3) using dishonest or misleading advertising;
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| (4) failing to comply with any statutes related to the |
17 |
| practice of
midwifery;
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| (5) conviction of a crime related to the practice of |
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| midwifery as
described in
this Act;
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| (6) failing to provide, in a timely manner, copies of |
21 |
| all records of the
care
provided to a person after a |
22 |
| written request is received from the person who
received |
23 |
| care; and
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| (7) engaging in gross or repeated malpractice.
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conduct, the Licensed Midwife Council shall (i) |
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| reprimand
the licensed midwife or applicant, (ii) revoke the |
4 |
| license or refuse
to issue or renew a license, or (iii) seek an |
5 |
| injunction against the
continuation of the conduct.
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| Section 80. Penalties. A person who knowingly violates any |
7 |
| of the
provisions of this Act is guilty of a Class A |
8 |
| misdemeanor.
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| Section 85. Reimbursement. A midwife licensed to practice |
10 |
| midwifery
is eligible for compensation as a provider under the |
11 |
| Illinois Medicaid program
and any other third party |
12 |
| reimbursement plan, including Medicare, subject to
the
laws of |
13 |
| this State and applicable federal law.
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| Section 90. Advertising. A person licensed under this Act |
15 |
| may
advertise the availability of professional services in the |
16 |
| public media or on
the premises where such professional |
17 |
| services are rendered, provided that the
advertising is |
18 |
| truthful and not misleading.
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| Section 95. Women's rights regarding the birth of the baby.
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| Women have a right to give birth where and with whom they |
21 |
| choose. This Act
does not prohibit the attendance at birth of |
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| the mother's choice of family,
friends, and other persons.
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| midwives shall be
liable
for their acts or omissions in the |
3 |
| performance of the services that they
provide, and no
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4 |
| physician, nurse, pre-hospital emergency personnel, or health |
5 |
| care institution
shall be
liable for any act or omission |
6 |
| resulting from the administration of services by
any
licensed |
7 |
| midwife. The provisions of this Section shall not relieve any |
8 |
| other
licensed
midwife, physician, nurse, pre-hospital |
9 |
| emergency personnel, or health care
institution
from liability |
10 |
| for any willful or wanton act or omission or any act or
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11 |
| omission
constituting gross negligence, or under circumstances |
12 |
| where a licensed midwife
has a
business relationship with any |
13 |
| such licensed midwife, physician, nurse,
pre-hospital
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14 |
| emergency personnel, or health care institution. A physician, |
15 |
| nurse,
pre-hospital
emergency personnel, or health care |
16 |
| institution shall not be deemed to have
established a
business |
17 |
| relationship solely by providing consultation or accepting a |
18 |
| referral
from the
midwife in accordance with this Act.
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| Section 105. No authority to make or promulgate rules. |
20 |
| Notwithstanding any other rulemaking authority that may exist, |
21 |
| neither the Governor nor any agency or agency head under the |
22 |
| jurisdiction of the Governor has any authority to make or |
23 |
| promulgate rules to implement or enforce the provisions of this |
24 |
| Act. If, however, the Governor believes that rules are |
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| the Governor may suggest rules to the General Assembly by |
3 |
| filing them with the Clerk of the House and Secretary of the |
4 |
| Senate and by requesting that the General Assembly authorize |
5 |
| such rulemaking by law, enact those suggested rules into law, |
6 |
| or take any other appropriate action in the General Assembly's |
7 |
| discretion. Nothing contained in this Act shall be interpreted |
8 |
| to grant rulemaking authority under any other Illinois statute |
9 |
| where such authority is not otherwise explicitly given. For the |
10 |
| purposes of this Act, "rules" is given the meaning contained in |
11 |
| Section 1-70 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, and |
12 |
| "agency" and "agency head" are given the meanings contained in |
13 |
| Sections 1-20 and 1-25 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure |
14 |
| Act to the extent that such definitions apply to agencies or |
15 |
| agency heads under the jurisdiction of the Governor. |
16 |
| Section 900. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by adding |
17 |
| Section 4.29 as follows: |
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| (5 ILCS 80/4.29 new)
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| Sec. 4.29. Act repealed on January 1, 2019. The following |
20 |
| Act is repealed on January 1, 2019: |
21 |
| The Certified Professional Midwife Licensure Act.
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22 |
| Section 905. The Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by |
23 |
| changing
Section 4 as follows:
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| Sec. 4. Exemptions.
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| (a) This Act does not apply to the following:
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5 |
| (1) persons lawfully carrying on their particular |
6 |
| profession or business
under any valid existing regulatory |
7 |
| Act of this State;
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8 |
| (2) persons rendering gratuitous services in cases of |
9 |
| emergency; or
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10 |
| (3) persons treating human ailments by prayer or |
11 |
| spiritual means as an
exercise or enjoyment of religious |
12 |
| freedom.
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| (b) (Blank).
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| (c) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting |
15 |
| the practice of
midwifery by persons licensed under the |
16 |
| Certified Professional Midwife
Licensure Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-379, eff. 7-24-03 .)
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| Section 910. The Nurse Practice Act is amended by
changing |
19 |
| Section 50-15 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 65/50-15)
(was 225 ILCS 65/5-15)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
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| Sec. 50-15. Policy; application of Act. |
23 |
| (a) For the protection of life and the
promotion of health, |
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| person practicing or offering to practice advanced,
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| professional, or practical
nursing in Illinois shall submit |
4 |
| evidence that he or she is qualified to
practice, and shall be |
5 |
| licensed as provided under this Act. No person shall
practice |
6 |
| or offer to practice advanced, professional, or practical |
7 |
| nursing in Illinois or
use any title, sign, card or device to |
8 |
| indicate that such a person is
practicing professional or |
9 |
| practical nursing unless such person has been
licensed under |
10 |
| the provisions of this Act.
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11 |
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12 |
| (1) The practice of nursing in Federal employment in |
13 |
| the discharge of the
employee's duties by a person who is |
14 |
| employed by the United States
government or any bureau, |
15 |
| division or agency thereof and is a legally
qualified and |
16 |
| licensed nurse of another state or territory and not in
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17 |
| conflict with Sections 50-50, 55-10, 60-10, and 70-5 of |
18 |
| this
Act.
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| (2) Nursing that is included in the program of study by
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20 |
| students
enrolled in programs of nursing or in current |
21 |
| nurse practice update courses
approved by the Department.
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22 |
| (3) The furnishing of nursing assistance in an |
23 |
| emergency.
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24 |
| (4) The practice of nursing by a nurse who holds an |
25 |
| active license in
another state when providing services to |
26 |
| patients in Illinois during a bonafide
emergency or in |
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| family, domestic
servants or housekeepers, or care of the |
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| sick where treatment is by prayer
or spiritual means.
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| (6) Persons from being employed as unlicensed |
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| facilities,
nurseries, hospitals or other institutions.
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| licensed practical
nurse under the laws of another U.S. |
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| jurisdiction and has applied in writing
to the Department, |
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| in form and substance satisfactory to the Department,
for a |
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| license as a licensed practical nurse and who is qualified |
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| to receive
such license under this Act, until (i) the |
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| expiration of 6 months after
the filing of such written |
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| application, (ii) the withdrawal of such application,
or |
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| (iii) the denial of such application by the Department.
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| (8) The practice of advanced practice nursing by one |
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| who is an advanced practice nurse under the laws of another |
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| state, territory of the United States, or country and has |
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| applied in writing to the Department, in form and substance |
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| satisfactory to the Department, for a license as an |
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| advanced practice nurse and who is qualified to receive |
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| such license under this Act, until (i) the expiration of 6 |
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| the withdrawal of such application, or (iii) the denial of |
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| such application by the Department.
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| (9) The practice of professional nursing by one who is |
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| a registered
professional nurse under the laws of another |
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| state, territory of the United
States or country and has |
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| applied in writing to the Department, in form and
substance |
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| satisfactory to the Department, for a license as a |
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| registered
professional nurse and who is qualified to |
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| receive such license under
Section 55-10, until (1) the |
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| expiration of 6 months after the filing of
such written |
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| application, (2) the withdrawal of such application, or (3)
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| the denial of such application by the Department.
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| (10) The practice of professional nursing that is |
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| included in a program of
study by one who is a registered |
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| professional nurse under the laws of
another state or |
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| territory of the United States or foreign country,
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| territory or province and who is enrolled in a graduate |
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| nursing education
program or a program for the completion |
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| of a baccalaureate nursing degree in
this State, which |
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| includes clinical supervision by faculty as
determined by |
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| the educational institution offering the program and the
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| health care organization where the practice of nursing |
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| (11) Any person licensed in this State under any other |
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| Act from engaging
in the practice for which she or he is |
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| licensed.
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| (12) Delegation to authorized direct care staff |
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of the Mental Health and
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| Developmental Disabilities Administrative Act consistent |
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| (13) The practice of midwifery by persons licensed |
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| under the Certified Professional Midwife Licensure Act.
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| (13) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit the |
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| delegation of tasks or duties by a physician, dentist, or |
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| podiatrist to a licensed practical nurse, a registered |
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| professional nurse, or other persons.
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