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4		-	AN ACT concerning health.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Vital Records Act is amended by changing
8		-	Section 18 as follows:
9		-	(410 ILCS 535/18) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-18)
10		-	Sec. 18. (1) Each death which occurs in this State shall be
11		-	registered by filing a death certificate with the local
12		-	registrar of the district in which the death occurred or the
13		-	body was found, within 7 days after such death (within 5 days
14		-	if the death occurs prior to January 1, 1989) and prior to
15		-	cremation or removal of the body from the State, except when
16		-	death is subject to investigation by the coroner or medical
17		-	examiner. If a death occurs in this State in a county outside
18		-	the deceased's county of residence, the local registrar of the
19		-	district in which the death certificate was filed shall,
20		-	within 7 days of its filing, send a copy of the death
21		-	certificate to the local registrar in the district where the
22		-	deceased's county of residence is located.
23		-	(a) For the purposes of this Section, if the place of
24		-	death is unknown, a death certificate shall be filed in
25		-	the registration district in which a dead body is found,
26		-	which shall be considered the place of death.
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning health.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Vital Records Act is amended by changing
	7	+	5 Section 18 as follows:
	8	+	6 (410 ILCS 535/18) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-18)
	9	+	7 Sec. 18. (1) Each death which occurs in this State shall be
	10	+	8 registered by filing a death certificate with the local
	11	+	9 registrar of the district in which the death occurred or the
	12	+	10 body was found, within 7 days after such death (within 5 days
	13	+	11 if the death occurs prior to January 1, 1989) and prior to
	14	+	12 cremation or removal of the body from the State, except when
	15	+	13 death is subject to investigation by the coroner or medical
	16	+	14 examiner. If a death occurs in this State in a county outside
	17	+	15 the deceased's county of residence, the local registrar of the
	18	+	16 district in which the death certificate was filed shall,
	19	+	17 within 7 days of its filing, send a copy of the death
	20	+	18 certificate to the local registrar in the district where the
	21	+	19 deceased's county of residence is located.
	22	+	20 (a) For the purposes of this Section, if the place of
	23	+	21 death is unknown, a death certificate shall be filed in
	24	+	22 the registration district in which a dead body is found,
	25	+	23 which shall be considered the place of death.
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33		-	(b) When a death occurs on a moving conveyance, the
34		-	place where the body is first removed from the conveyance
35		-	shall be considered the place of death and a death
36		-	certificate shall be filed in the registration district in
37		-	which such place is located.
38		-	(c) The funeral director who first assumes custody of
39		-	a dead body shall be responsible for filing a completed
40		-	death certificate. He or she shall obtain the personal
41		-	data from the next of kin or the best qualified person or
42		-	source available; he or she shall enter on the certificate
43		-	the name, relationship, and address of the informant; he
44		-	or she shall enter the date, place, and method of final
45		-	disposition; he or she shall affix his or her own
46		-	signature and enter his or her address; and shall present
47		-	the certificate to the person responsible for completing
48		-	the medical certification of cause of death. The person
49		-	responsible for completing the medical certification of
50		-	cause of death must note the presence of
51		-	methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, clostridium
52		-	difficile, or vancomycin-resistant enterococci if it is a
53		-	contributing factor to or the cause of death. Additional
54		-	multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) may be added to
55		-	this list by the Department by rule.
56		-	(2) The medical certification shall be completed and
57		-	signed within 48 hours after death by the certifying health
58		-	care professional who, within 12 months prior to the date of
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	34	+	1 (b) When a death occurs on a moving conveyance, the
	35	+	2 place where the body is first removed from the conveyance
	36	+	3 shall be considered the place of death and a death
	37	+	4 certificate shall be filed in the registration district in
	38	+	5 which such place is located.
	39	+	6 (c) The funeral director who first assumes custody of
	40	+	7 a dead body shall be responsible for filing a completed
	41	+	8 death certificate. He or she shall obtain the personal
	42	+	9 data from the next of kin or the best qualified person or
	43	+	10 source available; he or she shall enter on the certificate
	44	+	11 the name, relationship, and address of the informant; he
	45	+	12 or she shall enter the date, place, and method of final
	46	+	13 disposition; he or she shall affix his or her own
	47	+	14 signature and enter his or her address; and shall present
	48	+	15 the certificate to the person responsible for completing
	49	+	16 the medical certification of cause of death. The person
	50	+	17 responsible for completing the medical certification of
	51	+	18 cause of death must note the presence of
	52	+	19 methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, clostridium
	53	+	20 difficile, or vancomycin-resistant enterococci if it is a
	54	+	21 contributing factor to or the cause of death. Additional
	55	+	22 multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs) may be added to
	56	+	23 this list by the Department by rule.
	57	+	24 (2) The medical certification shall be completed and
	58	+	25 signed within 48 hours after death by the certifying health
	59	+	26 care professional who, within 12 months prior to the date of
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61		-	the patient's death, was treating or managing treatment of the
62		-	patient's illness or condition which resulted in death, except
63		-	when death is subject to the coroner's or medical examiner's
64		-	investigation. In the absence of the certifying health care
65		-	professional or with his or her approval, the medical
66		-	certificate may be completed and signed by his or her
67		-	associate physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or
68		-	physician assistant, the chief medical officer of the
69		-	institution in which death occurred, or the physician who
70		-	performed an autopsy upon the decedent.
71		-	(3) When a death occurs without medical attendance, or
72		-	when it is otherwise subject to the coroner's or medical
73		-	examiner's investigation, the coroner or medical examiner
74		-	shall be responsible for the completion of a coroner's or
75		-	medical examiner's certificate of death and shall sign the
76		-	medical certification within 48 hours after death, except as
77		-	provided by regulation in special problem cases. If the
78		-	decedent was under the age of 18 years at the time of his or
79		-	her death, and the death was due to injuries suffered as a
80		-	result of a motor vehicle backing over a child, or if the death
81		-	occurred due to the power window of a motor vehicle, the
82		-	coroner or medical examiner must send a copy of the medical
83		-	certification, with information documenting that the death was
84		-	due to a vehicle backing over the child or that the death was
85		-	caused by a power window of a vehicle, to the Department of
86		-	Children and Family Services. The Department of Children and
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89		-	Family Services shall (i) collect this information for use by
90		-	Child Death Review Teams and (ii) compile and maintain this
91		-	information as part of its Annual Child Death Review Team
92		-	Report to the General Assembly.
93		-	(3.5) The medical certification of cause of death shall
94		-	expressly provide an opportunity for the person completing the
95		-	certification to indicate that the death was caused in whole
96		-	or in part by a dementia-related disease, Parkinson's Disease,
97		-	or Parkinson-Dementia Complex.
98		-	(4) When the deceased was a veteran of any war of the
99		-	United States, the funeral director shall prepare a
100		-	"Certificate of Burial of U. S. War Veteran", as prescribed
101		-	and furnished by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs,
102		-	and submit such certificate to the Illinois Department of
103		-	Veterans' Affairs monthly.
104		-	(5) When a death is presumed to have occurred in this State
105		-	but the body cannot be located, a death certificate may be
106		-	prepared by the State Registrar upon receipt of an order of a
107		-	court of competent jurisdiction which includes the finding of
108		-	facts required to complete the death certificate. Such death
109		-	certificate shall be marked "Presumptive" and shall show on
110		-	its face the date of the registration and shall identify the
111		-	court and the date of the judgment.
112		-	(Source: P.A. 102-257, eff. 1-1-22; 102-844, eff. 1-1-23;
113		-	103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
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	70	+	1 the patient's death, was treating or managing treatment of the
	71	+	2 patient's illness or condition which resulted in death, except
	72	+	3 when death is subject to the coroner's or medical examiner's
	73	+	4 investigation. In the absence of the certifying health care
	74	+	5 professional or with his or her approval, the medical
	75	+	6 certificate may be completed and signed by his or her
	76	+	7 associate physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or
	77	+	8 physician assistant, the chief medical officer of the
	78	+	9 institution in which death occurred, or the physician who
	79	+	10 performed an autopsy upon the decedent.
	80	+	11 (3) When a death occurs without medical attendance, or
	81	+	12 when it is otherwise subject to the coroner's or medical
	82	+	13 examiner's investigation, the coroner or medical examiner
	83	+	14 shall be responsible for the completion of a coroner's or
	84	+	15 medical examiner's certificate of death and shall sign the
	85	+	16 medical certification within 48 hours after death, except as
	86	+	17 provided by regulation in special problem cases. If the
	87	+	18 decedent was under the age of 18 years at the time of his or
	88	+	19 her death, and the death was due to injuries suffered as a
	89	+	20 result of a motor vehicle backing over a child, or if the death
	90	+	21 occurred due to the power window of a motor vehicle, the
	91	+	22 coroner or medical examiner must send a copy of the medical
	92	+	23 certification, with information documenting that the death was
	93	+	24 due to a vehicle backing over the child or that the death was
	94	+	25 caused by a power window of a vehicle, to the Department of
	95	+	26 Children and Family Services. The Department of Children and
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	106	+	1 Family Services shall (i) collect this information for use by
	107	+	2 Child Death Review Teams and (ii) compile and maintain this
	108	+	3 information as part of its Annual Child Death Review Team
	109	+	4 Report to the General Assembly.
	110	+	5 (3.5) The medical certification of cause of death shall
	111	+	6 expressly provide an opportunity for the person completing the
	112	+	7 certification to indicate that the death was caused in whole
	113	+	8 or in part by a dementia-related disease, Parkinson's Disease,
	114	+	9 or Parkinson-Dementia Complex.
	115	+	10 (4) When the deceased was a veteran of any war of the
	116	+	11 United States, the funeral director shall prepare a
	117	+	12 "Certificate of Burial of U. S. War Veteran", as prescribed
	118	+	13 and furnished by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs,
	119	+	14 and submit such certificate to the Illinois Department of
	120	+	15 Veterans' Affairs monthly.
	121	+	16 (5) When a death is presumed to have occurred in this State
	122	+	17 but the body cannot be located, a death certificate may be
	123	+	18 prepared by the State Registrar upon receipt of an order of a
	124	+	19 court of competent jurisdiction which includes the finding of
	125	+	20 facts required to complete the death certificate. Such death
	126	+	21 certificate shall be marked "Presumptive" and shall show on
	127	+	22 its face the date of the registration and shall identify the
	128	+	23 court and the date of the judgment.
	129	+	24 (Source: P.A. 102-257, eff. 1-1-22; 102-844, eff. 1-1-23;
	130	+	25 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
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