Illinois HB4606 establishes a statewide program for short-term universal newborn home visiting services.
HB4606 mandates the Illinois Department of Human Services to create, implement, and maintain a statewide program offering voluntary short-term universal newborn home visiting services to all families with newborn infants. The program aims to promote the physical, mental, and social well-being of both newborns and their parents or caregivers. Services must be provided at no cost and without negative consequences for families who decline participation. The Department is required to collect and analyze data to enhance the prenatal-to-age 3 statewide maternal and early childhood system of care.
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