101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4474
 
Introduced 2/4/2020, by Rep. Karina Villa
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
110 ILCS 330/8d new
210 ILCS 85/6.15a new

     Refers to the amendatory Act as Marlen's Law. Amends the University of Illinois Hospital Act and the Hospital Licensing Act. Requires hospitals organized or licensed under the Acts to make reasonable efforts to verify that when an infant who is less than 3 months of age is admitted to such a hospital with visible signs of abuse or neglect and was not born at the hospital at least one individual accompanying the infant is the infant's parent or guardian or permitted by the infant's parent or guardian to accompany the infant. Provides that if the hospital is unable to make such a verification, then each individual accompanying the infant must provide a sample of his or her DNA and information sufficient to identify the individual, which shall be kept on file at the hospital. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title.  This Act may be referred to as the 
5Marlen's Law.
 
6    Section 5. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is 
7amended  by adding Section 8d as follows:
 
8    (110 ILCS 330/8d new)
9    Sec. 8d. Identification of individual accompanying an 
10infant.
11    (a) If an infant who is less than 3 months of age is 
12admitted to the University of Illinois Hospital with visible 
13signs of abuse or neglect and the infant was not born at the 
14University of Illinois Hospital, the University of Illinois 
15Hospital  shall make reasonable efforts to verify that at least 
16one individual accompanying the infant is the infant's parent 
17or guardian or permitted by the infant's parent or guardian to 
18accompany the infant.
19    (b) If the University of Illinois Hospital is unable to 
20make the verification required under subsection (a), then each 
21individual accompanying the infant must provide the following, 
22which shall be kept on file at the University of Illinois 
 
 
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1Hospital:
2        (1) a sample of his or her DNA; and
3        (2) information sufficient to identify the individual. 
 
4    Section 10. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 6.15a as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 85/6.15a new)
7    Sec. 6.15a. Identification of individual accompanying an 
8infant.
9    (a) If an infant who is less than 3 months of age is 
10admitted to a hospital licensed under this Act with visible 
11signs of abuse or neglect and was not born at the hospital, the 
12hospital  shall make reasonable efforts to verify that at least 
13one individual accompanying the infant is the infant's parent 
14or guardian or permitted by the infant's parent or guardian to 
15accompany the infant.
16    (b) If the hospital is unable to make the verification 
17required under subsection (a), then each individual 
18accompanying the infant must provide the following, which shall 
19be kept on file at the hospital: 
20        (1) a sample of his or her DNA; and
21        (2) information sufficient to identify the individual. 
 
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
23becoming law.