FLOWERS-HARRIS-FEIGENHOLTZ-SCOTT-ACEVEDO, O'BRIEN, KENNER AND SCHOENBERG. (MADIGAN,L) 210 ILCS 85/11.4 new 225 ILCS 60/22 from Ch. 111, par. 4400-22 305 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, 1999. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that the Department of Professional Regulation may discipline a person licensed under the Act for denying or threatening to withhold pain management services from a woman in active labor, based upon that patient's source of payment or ability to pay for medical services. 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. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Removes provision that the written policy statement regarding a hospital's standards for obstetrical care shall be provided to the Department of Public Health. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Replaces the amendatory language in the Illinois Public Aid Code with a provision that the Department of Public Aid shall provide reimbursement to medical providers for epidural anesthesia services when ordered by the attending practitioner at the time of delivery. FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (Dept. of Professional Regulation) Future revenues or costs cannot be estimated at this time. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1, 2 (Dept. of Public Aid) The Department estimates that this legislation has no fiscal impact. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1, 2 (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) The legislation creates both a local government organization and structure mandate for which no State reimbursement is re- quired, and a service mandate for which reimbursement of 50% to 100% of the increased cost to units of local government is required. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 60/22 Removes the changes to the Medical Practice Act of 1987 from the bill. 99-01-12 H PREFILED WITH CLERK 99-01-14 H FIRST READING 99-01-14 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-01-27 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 99-02-03 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HARRIS 99-02-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 99-02-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT 99-02-03 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ACEVEDO 99-02-09 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN 99-02-10 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FOWLER 99-02-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HUMAN SERVS H 99-02-18 H ADOPTED 99-02-18 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-HUMAN SERVS H 99-02-18 H ADOPTED 99-02-18 H DO PASS AS AMENDED/STANDARD DEBATE 007-004-000 HHSV 99-02-18 H PLACED CAL 2ND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 99-02-19 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-FLOWERS 99-02-19 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-02-19 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 99-03-01 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR KENNER 99-03-02 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED AS AMENDED BLACK 99-03-02 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE RQSTD AS AMENDED BLACK 99-03-02 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 99-03-05 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HA #1 AND 2 99-03-05 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 99-03-16 H SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 99-03-16 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 99-03-17 H FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HA #1 AND 2 99-03-17 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 99-03-18 H STATE MNDT FISCAL NOTE FILED AS AMENDED BY HA #1 AND 2 99-03-18 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 99-03-22 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE 99-03-22 H RECLLD TO SECOND READING-STANDARD DEBATE 99-03-22 H HELD CAL ORDER 2ND READING-STANDARD DBT 99-03-22 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCHOENBERG 99-03-23 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-FLOWERS 99-03-23 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL 99-03-23 H AMENDMENT NO. 03-FLOWERS 99-03-23 H ADOPTED 99-03-23 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-STNDRD DEBATE 99-03-25 H THIRD READING/STANDARD DEBATE/PASS 114-001-000 99-03-25 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 99-03-25 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 99-03-26 99-03-26 S CHIEF SPONSOR MADIGAN,L 99-03-26 S FIRST READING 99-03-26 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary