Legislation for Illinois

Public Act 95-0469, 95th General Assembly, the purpose of the act is:

1. to provide information to women and their families about perinatal mental health disorders in order to lower the likelihood that new mothers will continue to suffer from this illness in silence
2. to develop procedures for assessing women for perinatal mental health disorders during prenatal and postnatal visits to licensed health care professional 
3. to promote early detection of perinatal mental health disorders to promote early care and treatment and, when medically appropriate, to avoid medication.

Status: 8/27/07 Passed as Public Act