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SB2215 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government. | ||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | ||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The Department of Public Health Act is amended | ||||||
| 5 | by adding Section 8.5 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (20 ILCS 2305/8.5 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 8.5. Information for distribution concerning | ||||||
| 8 | fertility options. | ||||||
| 9 | (a) As used in this Section, "health care professional" | ||||||
| 10 | means a physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of | ||||||
| 11 | 1987, a podiatrist licensed under the Podiatric Medical | ||||||
| 12 | Practice Act of 1987, an advanced practice registered nurse | ||||||
| 13 | licensed under the Nurse Practice Act, or a physician | ||||||
| 14 | assistant licensed under the Physician Assistant Practice Act | ||||||
| 15 | of 1987. | ||||||
| 16 | (b) The Department of Public Health shall provide the | ||||||
| 17 | following clinical, evidence-based information to health care | ||||||
| 18 | professionals that may be distributed to women over the age of | ||||||
| 19 | 25 years, or women interested in information about future | ||||||
| 20 | fertility, including, but not limited to: | ||||||
| 21 | (1) a description of the factors impacting fertility, | ||||||
| 22 | including the ovarian reserve; | ||||||
| 23 | (2) an overview of different types of means to assess | ||||||
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| 1 | fertility, including ovarian reserve testing and the | ||||||
| 2 | limitations of the tests; and | ||||||
| 3 | (3) information on potential results and resources | ||||||
| 4 | that are available after testing and any additional | ||||||
| 5 | information that should be considered by a patient | ||||||
| 6 | undergoing the test. | ||||||