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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1407 Introduced , by Rep. Thomas Bennett SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. In a provision that requires a hospital to provide information and instructional materials regarding sudden infant death syndrome, requires the materials to include information developed by the National Institutes of Health concerning safe sleep environments. Effective immediately.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB1407 | | LRB099 07191 RPS 27284 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 11.7 as follows:
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| 6 | | (210 ILCS 85/11.7) |
| 7 | | Sec. 11.7. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Education. |
| 8 | | (a) A hospital shall provide, free of charge, information
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| 9 | | and instructional materials regarding sudden infant death |
| 10 | | syndrome (SIDS), explaining the medical effects upon infants |
| 11 | | and young children and emphasizing measures that may reduce the |
| 12 | | risk. The materials shall include information developed by the |
| 13 | | National Institutes of Health concerning safe sleep |
| 14 | | environments. |
| 15 | | (b) The information and materials described in subsection |
| 16 | | (a)
shall be provided to parents or legal guardians of each |
| 17 | | newborn, upon
discharge from the hospital. Prior to discharge, |
| 18 | | a nurse or appropriate staff person shall review the proffered |
| 19 | | materials with the infant's parents or legal guardian and shall |
| 20 | | discuss best practices to reduce the incidence of SIDS as |
| 21 | | recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. |
| 22 | | (c) Nothing in this Section prohibits a hospital from
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| 23 | | obtaining free and suitable information from a public or
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