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 and their impact on non-Hispanic Black and American Indian women. It must include education on current statistics about pregnancy-related deaths, potential risk factors for marginalized racial and ethnic groups, and medical care plans that have successfully decreased maternal mortality rates. The course length is at least one hour.
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