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Introduced
02/04/2026
02/04/2026
In Committee
02/10/2026
02/10/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Provides that the amendatory Act may be referred to as the Reproductive Liberty and Justice Act. Amends the Equity and Representation in Health Care Act. Expands the definition of "medical facility" to include a reproductive health center established at a nonprofit community health center. Makes other changes. Amends the Birth Center Licensing Act. Makes changes to the definition of "birth center". Provides that a birth center and any licensed provider of abortion and birth control services on site may be colocated at the same facility. Requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules for licensing and designating colocated facilities to provide specified essential reproductive health care services. Contains other provisions. Amends the Licensed Certified Professional Midwife Practice Act. Provides that a licensed certified professional midwife may provide out-of-hospital care to a childbearing individual who has had a previous cesarean section, if authorized by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Removes language prohibiting a licensed certified professional midwife from (1) performing an abortion or (2) knowingly accepting responsibility for prenatal or intrapartum care of a client with alcohol abuse or drug addiction. Amends the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. Removes from the definition of "neglected child" any child who is a newborn infant whose blood, urine, or meconium contains any amount of a controlled substance. Makes corresponding changes to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Adoption Act, and the Vital Records Act. Contains provisions concerning CAPTA notifications and prohibited disclosures regarding the results of a toxicology test administered on a newborn or a pregnant person. Amends the Substance Use Disorder Act. Contains provisions concerning Plans of Safe Care. Amends the Medical Patient Rights Act. Provides that a patient has the right for a physician and other health care service providers to administer specified medical tests without disclosing the results of the test to a law enforcement agency or to the Department of Children and Family Services. Amends the Illinois Health and Hazardous Substances Registry Act. Makes changes to the definition of "adverse pregnancy outcome". Contains provisions concerning certificates of birth resulting in stillbirth. Makes other changes.
AI Summary
This bill, referred to as the Reproductive Liberty and Justice Act, makes several changes to existing laws concerning reproductive health and family services. It expands the definition of "medical facility" to include reproductive health centers within nonprofit community health centers, and allows birth centers and licensed abortion and birth control providers to be located in the same facility, with the Department of Public Health establishing rules for these "colocated facilities" to offer essential reproductive health services. The bill also permits licensed certified professional midwives to provide out-of-hospital care to individuals with prior cesarean sections, if authorized, and removes prohibitions against them providing care to clients with substance use disorders. Furthermore, it revises the definition of a "neglected child" to exclude newborns whose blood, urine, or meconium shows the presence of controlled substances, and makes corresponding changes to laws related to child reporting and juvenile court proceedings, while also establishing protections against the disclosure of toxicology test results for pregnant individuals and newborns to law enforcement or the Department of Children and Family Services without a warrant. The bill also amends laws related to birth center licensing, professional midwife practice, and the reporting of child abuse and neglect, and includes provisions for "Plans of Safe Care" for mothers and infants affected by prenatal substance exposure, ensuring these plans are not recorded in state registries. Additionally, it clarifies patient rights regarding medical tests and the disclosure of results, updates definitions for adverse pregnancy outcomes to include stillbirths after 20 weeks gestation and conditions like neonatal abstinence syndrome, and modifies the requirements for stillbirth certificates.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Rules Committee (on 02/10/2026)
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