Bill
HB 2821
Arizona: Allows certified midwives to accompany and provide care for patients during ambulance transport after an out-of-hospital birth.
Note: The materials provided appear to include two distinct bills both numbered HB 2821 from different states. This summary treats them separately:
Status: Introduced Feb 13, 2025; referred to committee (State Affairs per provided actions).
Purpose
- To allow midwives to accompany and continue providing care to patients during ambulance transport following an out‑of‑hospital birth when an ambulance is requested.
Key provisions
- Adds ARS § 36‑2231 to Title 36, chapter 21.1 (Emergency Medical Services).
- If a certified nurse midwife, certified professional midwife, or licensed midwife requests an ambulance for an out‑of‑hospital birth (e.g., by dialing 911 or similar emergency number), that midwife may:
- Accompany the patient in the ambulance to the hospital, and
- Continue to provide necessary medical care during transport.
Who is affected
- Certified nurse midwives, certified professional midwives, licensed midwives.
- Pregnant persons and newborns involved in out‑of‑hospital births requiring ambulance transport.
- Emergency medical services and receiving hospitals (coordination of care and roles during transport).
Potential impacts / considerations
- Clarifies scope of midwife presence and participation during ambulance transport; may require EMS agencies and hospitals to accommodate midwife presence and continuity of care.
- Potential operational/ liability considerations for EMS providers and midwives (not addressed in bill text: credentialing, supervision, medical control, or liability/insurance specifics).
Status: Introduced Feb 6, 2025; referred to Rules Committee (per provided actions).
Purpose
- To amend the School Code’s provisions related to e‑learning days and to prohibit using school real property to house migrants during periods when students are not present for e‑learning.
Key provisions (as presented in the synopsis)
- Amends 105 ILCS 5/10‑20.56 (E‑learning days).
- Main new prohibition: A school or district that offers e‑learning days may not use any real property owned or leased by the school/district to house migrants while students are not present.
- Also provides that a district may not utilize an e‑learning day to house migrants on school property even if a unit of local government mandates that the school/district house migrants on that property.
- The bill text also contains broader, existing/updated e‑learning program requirements (district adoption and verification of research‑based programs, access for special education/English learners, training, verification of participation, and provisions on compensation for staff/contractors during closures).
Who is affected
- School districts and schools (property use policies).
- Students and families (e‑learning implementation and protections for access).
- Migrants who might otherwise be housed on school property.
- Local governments that coordinate sheltering/housing.
- District employees and contractors (pay/benefit provisions for closures or e‑learning days).
Potential impacts / considerations
- Prevents use of school buildings or leased school property as temporary migrant housing during e‑learning closures, even when housing is ordered/encouraged by local governments.
- Could constrain local emergency response or sheltering options; may shift where migrants are housed.
- Reinforces existing e‑learning program requirements; contains provisions to protect student access and worker compensation during closures.
If you want, I can:
- Pull current status/committee reports from the Arizona or Illinois legislative websites, or
- Draft a one‑page briefing focused only on the Arizona or only on the Illinois bill.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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