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CS/SB 1454: Surrendered Newborn Infants

GENERAL BILL by Health Regulation ; Garcia

Surrendered Newborn Infants; Provides that if the mother of a newborn infant considers applying for eligibility for the Medicaid program through the hospital as a qualified Medicaid provider, the hospital must notify the mother that the act of applying for Medicaid will cause her personal information included on the Medicaid application to be submitted to the DCFS. Prohibits the hospital from seeking payment for such care from the mother of a surrendered newborn infant or from any individual financially responsible for the mother of a surrendered newborn infant, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Budget
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Regulation (HR)
  2. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/28/2011 Senate • Filed
    3/9/2011 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Budget -SJ 165
    • Introduced -SJ 165
    3/17/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 03/22/11, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/23/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 03/28/11, 3:15 pm, 412 Knott Building --Not Considered
    3/30/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 04/04/11, 3:15 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/4/2011 Senate • CS by Health Regulation; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
    4/6/2011 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Health Regulation read 1st time -SJ 410
    4/7/2011 Senate • Now in Budget -SJ 408
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Budget

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  • CS/SB 1454, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/6/2011 at 4:42 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    383.50 Treatment of surrendered newborn infant. Page 2 (pdf)
    409.911 Disproportionate share program. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 1454, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2011 at 3:11 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Regulation (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2011 (pdf)
    Health Regulation (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1105 Treatment of a Surrendered Newborn Infant Logan Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in HHS Quality Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HSQS)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    260894 - Amendment
    Delete line 16 and insert:     		Health Regulation
    (Garcia)     		3/20/2011
    6:02 PM     		Withdrawn
    10/19/2011     		Web Page
    PDF
    830024 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Health Regulation
    (Garcia)     		3/25/2011
    2:08 PM     		Withdrawn
    10/19/2011     		Web Page
    PDF
    174036 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Health Regulation
    (Garcia)     		4/1/2011
    2:50 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    10/19/2011     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/4/2011 3:15 PM Health Regulation 12 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    383.50 Treatment of surrendered newborn infant. Page 1 (pdf)

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