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(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
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Sec. 16-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program Act. References in this Article to “this Act” mean this Article.
(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
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Sec. 16-5. Intent. The Program established under this Act is intended to protect access to abortion care in Illinois by ensuring there are a sufficient number of health care professionals appropriately trained to provide abortion care and other reproductive health care services.
(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
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Sec. 16-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
“Abortion” has the meaning given to that term in Section 1-10 of the Reproductive Health Act.
“Coordinating organization” means a nonprofit entity in good standing in any state or jurisdiction in which the organization is registered or incorporated that has demonstrated experience in coordinating or providing abortion care training programs at community-based and hospital-based provider sites.
“Department” means the Department of Public Health.
“Fund” means the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program Fund.
“Health care professional” has the meaning given to that term in Section 1-10 of the Reproductive Health Act.
“Program” means the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program.
“Reproductive health care” has the meaning given to that term in Section 1-10 of the Reproductive Health Act.
“Transportation hub” means an area easily accessible by interstate or interregional transportation, including roadways, railways, buses, air travel, and public transportation.
“Underserved community” means a community that lacks a sufficient number of health care providers or facilities to meet the demand for abortion care without waiting periods more than 3 days.
(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
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Sec. 16-15. Program administration and reporting.
(a) Subject to appropriation to the Fund, the Department shall contract with at least one coordinating organization to administer the Program. The Department shall use the Fund to contract with the coordinating organization.
(b) A coordinating organization contracted by the Department to administer the Program shall:
- (1) submit an annual report to the Department regarding Program performance, including the number of participants enrolled, the demographics of Program participants, the number of participants who successfully complete the Program, the outcome of successful Program participants, and the level of involvement of the participants in providing abortion and other forms of reproductive health care in Illinois; and
- (2) meet any other requirements established by the Department that are not inconsistent with this Act.
(c) The Department shall release the name of any coordinating organization it coordinates with and any entity receiving funds to assist in the implementation of this Program through the coordinating organization. The Department shall not release the name of any individual person or health care professional administering services through or participating in the Program. The Department shall, by rule, establish procedures to ensure that sensitive Program information, including any personal information and information that, if released, could endanger the life or physical safety of program participants, remains confidential.
(d) Any coordinating organization or other entity receiving funds to implement this Program is subject to the requirements of the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
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Sec. 16-20. Coordinating organization duties. A coordinating organization contracted by the Department to administer the Program shall assume the following duties:
(1) Administer grants to develop and sustain abortion care training programs at a minimum of 2 community-based provider sites. When selecting community-based provider sites, the coordinating organization shall prioritize sites near transportation hubs and underserved communities.
(2) If funding is available, administer grants to:
- (A) other community-based sites;
- (B) hospital-based provider sites; and
- (C) continuing education programs for reproductive health care, including through professional associations and other clinical education programs.
(3) Establish training Program requirements that:
- (A) are consistent with evidence-based training standards;
- (B) comply with any applicable State or federal law and regulations; and
- (C) focus on providing culturally congruent care and include implicit bias training.
(4) Support abortion care clinical training to health care professionals or individuals seeking to become health care professionals, consistent with the appropriate scope of clinical practice, intended to:
- (A) expand the number of health care professionals with abortion care training; and
- (B) increase diversity among health care professionals with abortion care training.
(5) Support the identification, recruitment, screening, and placement of qualified reproductive health care professionals at training sites.
(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
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Sec. 16-25. Rules. The Department is authorized to adopt rules pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to implement this Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
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Sec. 16-30. Abortion Care Clinical Training Program Fund. The Abortion Care Clinical Training Program Fund is established as a special fund in the State Treasury. The Fund may accept moneys from any public source in the form of grants, deposits, and transfers, and shall be used for administration and implementation of the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program.
(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
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Sec. 16-90. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted).
(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23; text omitted.)
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(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
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Sec. 99-95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other Public Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
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Sec. 99-97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)
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Sec. 99-99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.
(Source: P.A. 102-1117, eff. 1-13-23.)