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| Bill | BIRTH CENTER LICENSING | Creates the Birth Center Licensing Act. Provides that, except as provided by the Act, no person shall open, manage, conduct, offer, maintain, or advertise as a birth center without a valid license issued by the Department of Public Health. Requires all birth centers in existence as of the effective date of the Act to obtain a valid license to operate within 2 years after the adoption of rules by the Department to implement the Act. Provides that an applicant for a license under the Act shall submit an application on forms prescribed by the Department, which shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee, as established by rule by the Department. Provides that licenses under the Act are renewable every 3 years upon submission of specified materials. Requires birth centers, to the extent possible, to link and integrate services with nearby health care facilities. Contains provisions concerning staffing requirements; minimum standards to protect the health and safety of a patient of a birth center; and requirements for reimbursement, reporting, training, and inspections. Requires the Department to adopt specified rules. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 102nd | HB 3995 | Illinois HB 3995 (102nd) |
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Illinois HB 3995 (102nd) — BIRTH CENTER LICENSING
Creates the Birth Center Licensing Act. Provides that, except as provided by the Act, no person shall open, manage, conduct, offer, maintain, or advertise as a birth center without a valid license issued by the Department of Public Health. Requires all birth centers in existence as of the effective date of the Act to obtain a valid license to operate within 2 years after the adoption of rules by the Department to implement the Act. Provides that an applicant for a license under the Act shall submit an application on forms prescribed by the Department, which shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee, as established by rule by the Department. Provides that licenses under the Act are renewable every 3 years upon submission of specified materials. Requires birth centers, to the extent possible, to link and integrate services with nearby health care facilities. Contains provisions concerning staffing requirements; minimum standards to protect the health and safety of a patient of a birth center; and requirements for reimbursement, reporting, training, and inspections. Requires the Department to adopt specified rules. Contains other provisions. Effective immediately.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- Introduced (filed) — source
- Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendment 001 (committee substitute) — source
- House Amendment 002 (committee substitute) — source
- Enrolled (enrolled) — source
Votes
- Third Reading — 113–0 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 59–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Laura Fine — primary (person)
- Robyn Gabel — primary (person)
- Adriane Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Anna Moeller — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Ammons — cosponsor (person)
- Elizabeth Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Jacqueline Y. Collins — cosponsor (person)
- Mary E. Flowers — cosponsor (person)
- Mattie Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Patricia Van Pelt — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2021-02-26 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
filing - 2021-03-04 First Reading
reading-1 - 2021-03-04 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2021-03-16 Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
referral-committee - 2021-03-17 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
- 2021-03-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
amendment-introduction - 2021-03-22 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2021-03-23 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2021-03-23 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- 2021-03-23 Removed Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2021-03-24 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000
committee-passage - 2021-03-24 House Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 40
amendment-failure - 2021-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
- 2021-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Mary E. Flowers
- 2021-03-29 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Anna Moeller
- 2021-04-08 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2021-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Robyn Gabel
amendment-introduction - 2021-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2021-04-20 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- 2021-04-21 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2021-04-21 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2021-04-21 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 008-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2021-04-22 House Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted
amendment-passage - 2021-04-22 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2021-04-22 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 113-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2021-04-23 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2021-04-23 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2021-04-23 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Laura Fine
- 2021-04-23 First Reading
reading-1 - 2021-04-23 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2021-05-10 Assigned to Health
referral-committee - 2021-05-12 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Patricia Van Pelt
- 2021-05-18 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- 2021-05-19 Do Pass Health; 013-000-000
committee-passage - 2021-05-19 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
- 2021-05-20 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2021-05-20 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
- 2021-05-21 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter
- 2021-05-26 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- 2021-05-27 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading ** May 28, 2021
- 2021-05-29 Third Reading - Passed; 059-000-000
passage, reading-3 - 2021-05-29 Passed Both Houses
- 2021-06-25 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2021-08-20 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2021-08-20 Effective Date August 20, 2021
- 2021-08-20 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0518
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/43f8158b-ee5b-46b8-885f-718b49829a17. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).