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Public Act 096-1116
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| HB5930 Enrolled | LRB096 19008 KTG 34397 b |
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding |
Section 11.6 as follows:
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(210 ILCS 85/11.6 new) |
Sec. 11.6. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Education. |
(a) A hospital shall provide, free of charge, information
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and instructional materials regarding sudden infant death |
syndrome (SIDS), explaining the medical effects upon infants |
and young children and emphasizing measures that may reduce the |
risk. |
(b) The information and materials described in subsection |
(a)
shall be provided to parents or legal guardians of each |
newborn, upon
discharge from the hospital. Prior to discharge, |
a nurse or appropriate staff person shall review the proffered |
materials with the infant's parents or legal guardian and shall |
discuss best practices to reduce the incidence of SIDS as |
recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. |
(c) Nothing in this Section prohibits a hospital from
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obtaining free and suitable information from a public or
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private agency.
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