# 77 Ill. Adm. Code 640.30: Section 640.30 Perinatal Advisory Committee

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## Section

- **Citation:** 77 Ill. Adm. Code 640.30
- **Heading:** Section 640.30 Perinatal Advisory Committee
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 77 PUBLIC HEALTH / CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH / Part 640 REGIONALIZED PERINATAL HEALTH CARE CODE / Section 640.30 Perinatal Advisory Committee

## Text

Section 640
Section 640.30  Perinatal
Advisory Committee
a)         The Perinatal Advisory Committee (PAC) is an advisory body to
the Department in matters pertaining to the regionalization of perinatal health
care.  The purpose is to advise the Department on the establishment and
implementation of policy.
b)         The duties of the PAC shall be to advise the Department on and
make recommendations concerning:
1)         Health policies and quality of care issues affecting perinatal
health care services and implementation of the State's perinatal health care
plan;
2)         The needs of perinatal health care consumers and providers;
3)         Methods to seek a better understanding and wider support of
regionalized perinatal health care within the local community;
4)         Coordinating and organizing regional networks or systems of
perinatal health care;
5)         Policies relating to planning, operating and maintaining
regional networks or systems of perinatal health care;
6)         All proposals for rulemaking affecting the provision of
perinatal health care services under the Act; and
7)         Hospitals seeking designation or redesignation as described in
Sections 640.40 through 640.70.
c)         The PAC shall consist of 22 members appointed by the Director
of the Department and six ex-officio members as follows:
1)         Members
A)        10 physicians;
B)        Three hospital administrators;
C)        Two registered nurses;
D)        One social worker;
E)        One dietitian;
F)         One respiratory care practitioner;
G)        One health planner;
H)        Two consumers or representatives of the general public
interested in perinatal health care; and
I)         One representative of a certified local health department;
2)         Ex-Officio Members
A)        One representative of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and
Family Services;
B)        One representative of the Illinois Department of Human Services;
C)        One representative of the Consortium of Perinatal Networ
es of the general public
interested in perinatal health care; and
I)         One representative of a certified local health department;
2)         Ex-Officio Members
A)        One representative of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and
Family Services;
B)        One representative of the Illinois Department of Human Services;
C)        One representative of the Consortium of Perinatal Network
Administrators;
D)        One representative of the Chicago Department of Public Health;
E)        One representative of the Chicago Maternal and Child Health
Advisory Committee of the Chicago Department of Public Health; and
F)         One representative of the Genetic and Metabolic Diseases
Advisory Committee of the Department.
d)         Physician membership on the PAC shall consist of four
obstetrician-gynecologists, to include a subspecialist in maternal/fetal
medicine, four pediatricians, to include a subspecialist in neonatal/perinatal
medicine and two family practice physicians.
e)         Recommendations for physicians shall be solicited from the
Illinois State Medical Society, the Illinois Section of the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy
of Pediatrics, and the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Family
Practice.  Recommendations for hospital administrators and a health planner
shall be solicited from the Illinois Hospital Association.  Recommendations for
nurses shall be solicited from the Illinois Nurses Association; the Illinois Section,
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN); the
National Association of Neonatal Nurses; and the American College of
Nurse-Midwives.  Recommendations for a social worker, a dietitian and a respiratory
care practitioner shall be solicited from the Illinois Perinatal Social Work
Association, the Illinois Dietetics Association and the Illinois Society of
Respiratory Care
ociation of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN); the
National Association of Neonatal Nurses; and the American College of
Nurse-Midwives.  Recommendations for a social worker, a dietitian and a respiratory
care practitioner shall be solicited from the Illinois Perinatal Social Work
Association, the Illinois Dietetics Association and the Illinois Society of
Respiratory Care.  Recommendations for a representative of a certified local
health department shall be solicited from the Illinois Association of Public
Health Administrators.
f)         Membership of the PAC shall be selected to be representative
of the levels of perinatal care described in Section 640.40, as well as of the
different settings in which perinatal care is provided, both geographic and
institutional.
g)         Members of the PAC shall serve four-year terms. Ex-officio members
shall have no set term of service.  Both members and ex-officio members shall
have full voting privileges.

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