Illinois HB2517 mandates a professional development course for health care professionals on racial disparities in maternal health.
Illinois HB2517 requires the Department of Public Health to create a professional development course for health care professionals. The course must address racial disparities in maternal health treatment, focusing on the impact on non-Hispanic Black and American Indian women. It will cover current statistics on pregnancy-related deaths, risk factors for marginalized racial and ethnic groups, and successful medical care plans to decrease maternal mortality rates. The course must be at least one hour long and will be mandatory for all health care professionals.
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