Rep. Mary E. Flowers
Filed: 3/14/2023
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 999




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 999 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:



 
 
4    "Section 5. The Department of Healthcare and Family 
5Services Law is amended by adding Section 2205-40 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 2205/2205-40 new)
7    Sec. 2205-40. Co-located facilities; essential 
8reproductive health care services.
9    (a) As used in this Section, "co-located facility" means a 
10facility licensed in accordance with rules adopted by the 
11Department of Healthcare and Family Services under subsection 
12(b).
13    (b) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall 
14adopt rules creating a licensing scheme and designation for 
15co-located facilities.
16    (c) A co-located facility shall provide essential 
 
 
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1reproductive health care services according to a sliding fee 
2schedule for uninsured patients, such as the Sliding Fee 
3Discount Program's fee schedule used by Federally Qualified 
4Health Centers. The essential reproductive health care 
5services offered by a co-located facility shall include, but 
6are not limited to, all of the following:
7        (1) Annual women's health examinations, including, but 
8    not limited to, Papanicolaou tests and breast 
9    examinations.
10        (2) Recovery support services for pregnant and 
11    postpartum individuals affected by a substance use 
12    disorder, including, but not limited to, the prescription 
13    of medications that are approved by the United States Food 
14    and Drug Administration and the Center for Substance Abuse 
15    Treatment for the treatment of an opioid use disorder in 
16    pregnant individuals. As used in this paragraph, "recovery 
17    support" has the meaning ascribed to that term in Section 
18    1-10 of the Substance Use Disorder Act.
19        (3) Preconception wellness visits.
20        (4) Prenatal care, including, but not limited to, 
21    ultrasound examinations.
22        (5) Labor and delivery services.
23        (6) Postpartum care and support.
24        (7) Examinations and prescriptions for contraceptives.
25        (8) Clinical management of miscarriage and stillbirth.
26        (9) Examinations, care, and prescriptions for sexually 
 
 
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1    transmitted infections.
2        (10) Assessment for and prescription of pre-exposure 
3    prophylaxis (PrEP).
4        (11) Perinatal doulas and community health workers who 
5    specialize in reproductive health care issues.
6    (d) A co-located  facility must obtain a certificate of 
7need from the Health Facilities and Services Review Board 
8under the Health Facilities Planning Act to operate an 
9obstetric bed unit with a bed capacity of no more than 10 beds.
10    (e) A co-located  facility shall be eligible to receive 
11funding through the Department of Human Services for 
12programming described in subsections (h) and (i) of Section 
1335-5 of the Substance Use Disorder Act.".