SB 264:

Introduction:
SB 264 amends the Alternative Health Care Delivery Act to establish 10 freestanding birth center alternative health care models in a demonstration program. It sets forth requirements for the location of the centers (in Chicago, or in downstate Illinois, in obstetrical shortage areas) and for services and standards of the centers. The bill requires the Department of Public Health to adopt rules for the operation and research protocols of birth centers.

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Key Proponents: Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nurses (ISAPN) · American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) · Health and Medicine Policy Research Group · Illinois Women's Health Coalition · American Civil Liberties Union · Illinois Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) · Planned Parenthood · Alivio Medical Center · Coalition for Illinois Midwifery · Illinois Maternal and Child Health Coalition