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 1        AN ACT concerning health care for women.

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

 4        Section  5.   The  Hospital  Licensing  Act is amended by
 5    adding Section 11.5 as follows:

 6        (210 ILCS 85/11.5 new)
 7        Sec.  11.5.   Uniform  standards  of   obstetrical   care
 8    regardless of ability to pay.
 9        (a)  No  hospital  may  promulgate  policies or implement
10    practices that determine differing standards  of  obstetrical
11    care  based  upon a patient's source of payment or ability to
12    pay for medical services.
13        (b)  Each  hospital  shall  develop  a   written   policy
14    statement  reflecting  the requirements of subsection (a) and
15    shall post written notices of this policy in the  obstetrical
16    admitting  areas  of  the  hospital by July 1, 2003.  Notices
17    posted pursuant to  this  Section  shall  be  posted  in  the
18    predominant  language  or  languages spoken in the hospital's
19    service area.

20        Section 15.  The Illinois Public Aid Code is  amended  by
21    adding Section 5-16.7a as follows:

22        (305 ILCS 5/5-16.7a new)
23        Sec.  5-16.7a.   Reimbursement  for  epidural  anesthesia
24    services.   The  Department  shall  provide  reimbursement to
25    medical  providers  for  epidural  anesthesia  services  when
26    ordered  by  the  attending  practitioner  at  the  time   of
27    delivery.

28        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
 
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 1    becoming law.