HB1404 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB1404

Introduced 2/21/2007, by Rep. Jim Sacia

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act
5 ILCS 80/4.28 new

Creates the Midwife Certification Act to provide for the regulation of Certified Midwives who practice home-birth midwifery by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Grants rulemaking authority to the Department. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date of January 1, 2018 for the new Act.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Midwife Certification Act.

Section 5. Purpose. The purpose of this Act to regulate the practice of home-birth midwifery and to instill confidence in Illinois families that desire home births that their midwife has been medically trained in appropriate home birth procedures.

Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:

"Department" means the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

"Midwifery" means the provision, on a continuing basis, of the necessary care and education to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum and interpartum periods; attending deliveries that the individual is responsible for; and caring for the newborn infant. "Midwifery" also includes the provision of additional primary health care services to women and their families, which include, but are not limited to, well-woman gynecological services such as non-pharmacological family planning and routine pap smears.

Section 15. Certification required. No person may practice midwifery in a home-birth setting in this State without being certified by the Department under this Act.

Section 20. Application; qualifications.

(a) Application for original certification under this Act must be made to the Department in the form and manner prescribed by the Department and must be accompanied by the appropriate documentation and the required fee.

(b) An applicant is qualified for certification under this Act if he or she:

(1) has received the designation of "Certified Midwife" from an accredited institution approved by the American College of Nurse-Midwives; and

(2) meets all other qualifications required by the Department by rule.

Section 25. Rulemaking. The Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall adopt rules necessary for the implementation and administration of this Act, including without limitation rules concerning certificate qualifications; disciplinary action; and enforcement of this Act.

Section 90. The Regulatory Sunset Act is amended by adding Section 4.28 as follows:

(5 ILCS 80/4.28 new)

Sec. 4.28. Act repealed on January 1, 2018. The following Act is repealed on January 1, 2018:

The Midwife Certification Act.