Summary as Introduced
Creates the Women's Health Protection Act. Requires all abortion clinics to be licensed by the Department of Public Health. Sets forth provisions relating to application procedures, license issuance, denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal, administrative decisions, and the adoption of rules. Requires the Department to establish policies and procedures for conducting prelicensure and relicensure inspections of abortion clinics. Provides that the Director of the Department shall adopt rules relating to an abortion clinic's physical facilities, supply and equipment standards, and personnel. Provides for civil penalties, including a $5,000 civil penalty for operating an abortion clinic without a license, a $5,000 civil penalty for intentionally violating the Act, and a $1,000 civil penalty for a first violation of the Act and $5,000 for a subsequent violation. Allows both the Office of the Attorney General and the Office of the State's Attorney for the county in which the violation occurred to initiate a legal action to enforce collection of civil penalties. Allows the Director to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for an order enjoining any acts or practices which constitute or will constitute a violation of the Act. Provides that nothing in the Act makes lawful an abortion that is currently unlawful. Defines terms. States legislative findings and purposes. Effective one year after becoming law.