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| Public Act 097-0713 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning health.
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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Hospital Infant Feeding Act. | ||||
Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: | ||||
"Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative" means the voluntary | ||||
program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and | ||||
the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) that recognizes | ||||
hospitals that meet certain evaluation criteria regarding the | ||||
promotion of breastfeeding. | ||||
"Department" means the Department of Public Health. | ||||
"Hospital" has the meaning ascribed to that term in the | ||||
Hospital Licensing Act. | ||||
"Infant nutrition resource" means breastfeeding education | ||||
and infant formula safety and preparation. | ||||
Section 10. Infant feeding policy required. | ||||
(a) Every hospital that provides birthing services must | ||||
adopt an infant feeding policy that promotes breastfeeding. In | ||||
developing the policy, a hospital shall consider guidance | ||||
provided by the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative. | ||||
(b) An infant feeding policy adopted under this Section | ||||
shall include guidance on the use of formula (i) for medically | ||
necessary supplementation, (ii) if preferred by the mother, or | ||
(iii) when exclusive breastfeeding is contraindicated for the | ||
mother or for the infant. | ||
Section 15. Communication of policy. A hospital shall | ||
routinely communicate the infant feeding policy to staff in the | ||
hospital's obstetric and neonatal areas, beginning with | ||
hospital staff orientation. The hospital shall also ensure that | ||
the policy and infant nutrition resources are posted (i) in a | ||
conspicuous place in the hospital's obstetric or neonatal area | ||
or (ii) on the hospital's Internet or Intranet web site or on | ||
the Internet or Intranet web site of the health system of which | ||
the hospital is a part. The hospital shall make copies of the | ||
policy available to the Department upon request. | ||
Section 20. Application of policy. A hospital's infant | ||
feeding policy adopted under this Act must apply to all | ||
mother-infant couplets in the hospital's obstetric and | ||
neonatal areas.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2013.
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