FLOWERS AND YARBROUGH. 210 ILCS 85/11.4 new 305 ILCS 5/5-16.7a new Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that no hospital may promulgate policies or implement practices that determine differing standards of obstetrical care based upon a patient's source of payment or ability to pay for medical services and requires each hospital to provide a copy of its written policy reflecting this to the Department of Public Health and to post written notices of this policy in the obstetrical admitting areas of the hospital by July 1, 2001. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Public Aid shall provide reimbursement to medical providers for epidural anesthesia services in accordance with the guidelines of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Public Health) HB 245 creates no fiscal impact on the Department of Public Health, but would have an impact upon the Department of Public Aid. JAN-18-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK JAN-30-2001 H FIRST READING JAN-30-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-31-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HEALTH CARE FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR YARBROUGH MAR-14-2001 H FISCAL NOTE FILED MAR-14-2001 H COMMITTEE HEALTH CARE MAR-16-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary