Illinois Compiled Statutes 410 ILCS 250 — Developmental Disability Prevention Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Developmental Disability Prevention Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Illinois that the prevention of perinatal mortality and conditions leading to developmental disabilities and other disabilities is a high priority for attention. Efforts to reduce the incidence of perinatal risk factors by early identification and management of the…

As used in this Act: (a) "perinatal" means the period of time between the conception of an infant and the end of the first month of life; (b) "congenital" means those intrauterine factors which influence the growth, development and function of the fetus; (c) "environmental" means those extrauterine factors which influe…

By January 1, 1974, the Department, in conjunction with its appropriate advisory planning committee, shall develop standards for all levels of hospital perinatal care to include regional perinatal centers. Such standards shall recognize and correlate with the Hospital Licensing Act approved July 1, 1953, as amended. Th…

Standards developed by the Department shall be circulated to all hospitals in the state

Standards developed by the Department shall be circulated to all hospitals in the state. Hospitals interested in being designated as perinatal centers should notify the appropriate local health planning agency and the Department of their ability and intention to meet the new standards, any additional funding which woul…

The Department shall consult with local health planning agencies to determine local priorities in the development and location of perinatal centers

The Department shall consult with local health planning agencies to determine local priorities in the development and location of perinatal centers. Based on all the above information, the Department shall present a plan to the General Assembly showing the designated perinatal center or centers in every region of the s…

In order to assure that emergency transportation is available to designated regional perinatal centers, the Department of Public Health, in preparing its proposal for perinatal centers, shall include an analysis of the adequacy of transport systems to determine: a distance and time involved between referring hospitals…

Based on such information, the Department shall develop guidelines for the infant transport component of perinatal centers

Based on such information, the Department shall develop guidelines for the infant transport component of perinatal centers. (Source: P.A. 78-557.)

The Department of Public Health, in cooperation with the Department of Human Services, shall establish guidelines for the development of areawide or local programs designed to prevent high risk pregnancies through early identification, screening, management, and followup of the childbearing age high risk female. Such p…

By January 1, 1974, the Department of Public Health shall report to the General Assembly on upgraded standards and guidelines for all maternity care to include an inventory and recommendations for the following: a total annual deliveries; b appropriate personnel; c transportation systems available; d training capacity;…

The effective date for the state-wide perinatal care program shall coincide with the development of care level standards and guidelines, the identification and approval of perinatal centers and the establishment of an effective infant transport system. The effective date for the state-wide perinatal program shall not b…

The Department shall develop by July 1, 1974, and revise as necessary each year thereafter, criteria for the identification of mothers at risk of delivering a child whose life or development may be threatened by a disabling condition. Such criteria shall include but need not be limited to: (1) history of premature birt…

(a) The Auditor General shall conduct a review of the Department's and the Department of Public Aid's payment system for perinatal medical care provided to or on behalf of pregnant women and newborn children in Illinois who are eligible for such medical assistance, and report to the General Assembly by March 15, 1985.…

The Department shall circulate the list of criteria developed under Section 11 for identifying a mother-at-risk annually to all licensed physicians, hospital administrators, and health officers in Illinois. In addition, each physician shall be notified of all those facilities in the State which are designated as region…

The provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act are hereby expressly adopted and shall apply to all administrative rules and procedures of the Department of Public Health under this Act, except that Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act relating to procedures for rule-making does not app…