Public Act 23-97 Summary

• Reproductive Health & Contraception: Protects access to assisted reproductive technology and reproduction; requires Medicaid funding for same-day long-acting reversible contraceptives at federally qualified health centers.

• Opioid Response & Harm Reduction: Establishes harm reduction centers in three municipalities with substance use counseling, fentanyl/xylazine testing, and opioid antagonist distribution; creates Opioid Antagonist Bulk Purchase Fund for emergency medical services personnel to distribute naloxone kits.

• Health Care Workforce Development: Implements adjunct professor incentive grants ($20,000-$40,000) for licensed health care providers teaching at public universities; creates personal care attendant career pathways program; establishes working groups to expand nursing education and health care workforce recruitment.

• Professional Practice Restrictions: Limits non-compete agreements for physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants to one year and 15 miles; enacts Physical Therapy Licensure Compact for interstate practice; allows unlicensed advanced practice registered nurses to practice independently after three years and 2,000 hours of supervised experience.

• Emergency Department & Support Services: Establishes task forces to study emergency department crowding, rural health, psychosis treatment, and radiologic technologist shortages; requires hospitals to provide dementia and perinatal mood disorder training; mandates medical records sharing between health care institutions within 6-7 business days.