103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3398 Introduced 2/8/2024, by Sen. Celina Villanueva SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 410 ILCS 535/12.5 new410 ILCS 535/20.5 Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that a birth resulting in stillbirth that occurs in this State, during or after a gestation period of at least 20 completed weeks, shall be registered with the local registrar or subregistrar of the district in which the birth occurred within 7 days after the birth. Sets forth reporting requirements for when a birth resulting in stillbirth occurs in an institution. Specifies that, when a birth resulting in stillbirth occurs outside of an institution, the certificate shall be prepared by the following persons in the indicated order: (i) the physician in attendance at or immediately after the birth, or in the absence of any such person; (ii) any other person in attendance at or immediately after the birth, or in the absence of any such person; (iii) the father, the mother, or in the absence of the father and the inability of the mother, the person in charge of the premises where the birth occurred. Makes conforming changes. Provides that the woman who delivered the stillborn child shall be informed by the preparer of the certificate of the right to decline the certificate. Repeals a provision authorizing a certificate to be marked "delayed" when a stillbirth has not been registered within one year after the delivery. LRB103 37944 CES 68076 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3398 Introduced 2/8/2024, by Sen. Celina Villanueva SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 410 ILCS 535/12.5 new410 ILCS 535/20.5 410 ILCS 535/12.5 new 410 ILCS 535/20.5 Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that a birth resulting in stillbirth that occurs in this State, during or after a gestation period of at least 20 completed weeks, shall be registered with the local registrar or subregistrar of the district in which the birth occurred within 7 days after the birth. Sets forth reporting requirements for when a birth resulting in stillbirth occurs in an institution. Specifies that, when a birth resulting in stillbirth occurs outside of an institution, the certificate shall be prepared by the following persons in the indicated order: (i) the physician in attendance at or immediately after the birth, or in the absence of any such person; (ii) any other person in attendance at or immediately after the birth, or in the absence of any such person; (iii) the father, the mother, or in the absence of the father and the inability of the mother, the person in charge of the premises where the birth occurred. Makes conforming changes. Provides that the woman who delivered the stillborn child shall be informed by the preparer of the certificate of the right to decline the certificate. Repeals a provision authorizing a certificate to be marked "delayed" when a stillbirth has not been registered within one year after the delivery. LRB103 37944 CES 68076 b LRB103 37944 CES 68076 b A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3398 Introduced 2/8/2024, by Sen. Celina Villanueva SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
410 ILCS 535/12.5 new410 ILCS 535/20.5 410 ILCS 535/12.5 new 410 ILCS 535/20.5
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Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that a birth resulting in stillbirth that occurs in this State, during or after a gestation period of at least 20 completed weeks, shall be registered with the local registrar or subregistrar of the district in which the birth occurred within 7 days after the birth. Sets forth reporting requirements for when a birth resulting in stillbirth occurs in an institution. Specifies that, when a birth resulting in stillbirth occurs outside of an institution, the certificate shall be prepared by the following persons in the indicated order: (i) the physician in attendance at or immediately after the birth, or in the absence of any such person; (ii) any other person in attendance at or immediately after the birth, or in the absence of any such person; (iii) the father, the mother, or in the absence of the father and the inability of the mother, the person in charge of the premises where the birth occurred. Makes conforming changes. Provides that the woman who delivered the stillborn child shall be informed by the preparer of the certificate of the right to decline the certificate. Repeals a provision authorizing a certificate to be marked "delayed" when a stillbirth has not been registered within one year after the delivery.
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1 AN ACT concerning health.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Vital Records Act is amended by changing
5 Section 20.5 and by adding Section 12.5 as follows:
6 (410 ILCS 535/12.5 new)
7 Sec. 12.5. Birth resulting in stillbirth; place of
8 registration.
9 (a) Each birth resulting in stillbirth that occurs in this
10 State, during or after a gestation period of at least 20
11 completed weeks, shall be registered with the local or
12 subregistrar of the district in which the birth occurred
13 within 7 days after the birth resulting in stillbirth. When a
14 birth resulting in stillbirth occurs on a moving conveyance,
15 the city, village, township, or road district in which the
16 child is first removed from the conveyance shall be considered
17 the place of birth resulting in stillbirth, and a birth
18 resulting in a stillbirth certificate shall be filed in the
19 registration district in which the place is located.
20 (b) When a birth resulting in stillbirth occurs in an
21 institution, the person in charge of the institution or the
22 person's designated representative shall:
23 (1) obtain and record all the personal and statistical
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3398 Introduced 2/8/2024, by Sen. Celina Villanueva SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
410 ILCS 535/12.5 new410 ILCS 535/20.5 410 ILCS 535/12.5 new 410 ILCS 535/20.5
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Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that a birth resulting in stillbirth that occurs in this State, during or after a gestation period of at least 20 completed weeks, shall be registered with the local registrar or subregistrar of the district in which the birth occurred within 7 days after the birth. Sets forth reporting requirements for when a birth resulting in stillbirth occurs in an institution. Specifies that, when a birth resulting in stillbirth occurs outside of an institution, the certificate shall be prepared by the following persons in the indicated order: (i) the physician in attendance at or immediately after the birth, or in the absence of any such person; (ii) any other person in attendance at or immediately after the birth, or in the absence of any such person; (iii) the father, the mother, or in the absence of the father and the inability of the mother, the person in charge of the premises where the birth occurred. Makes conforming changes. Provides that the woman who delivered the stillborn child shall be informed by the preparer of the certificate of the right to decline the certificate. Repeals a provision authorizing a certificate to be marked "delayed" when a stillbirth has not been registered within one year after the delivery.
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1 particulars relative to the parents of the child whose
2 birth resulted in stillbirth that are required to properly
3 complete the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth
4 as required by Section 20.5;
5 (2) secure the required personal signatures on the
6 hospital worksheet;
7 (3) prepare the certificate from the worksheet; and
8 (4) file the certificate with the local registrar.
9 The institution shall retain the hospital worksheet
10 permanently or as otherwise specified by Department rule.
11 Within 24 hours after the birth resulting in stillbirth occurs
12 the physician in attendance shall verify or provide the date
13 of birth resulting in stillbirth and medical information
14 required by the certification.
15 (c) When a birth occurs outside an institution, the
16 certificate shall be prepared and filed by one of the
17 following in the indicated order of priority:
18 (1) the physician in attendance at or immediately
19 after the birth resulting in stillbirth, or in the absence
20 of such a person;
21 (2) any other person in attendance at or immediately
22 after the birth resulting in stillbirth, or in the absence
23 of such a person; or
24 (3) the father, the mother, or, in the absence of the
25 father and the inability of the mother, the person in
26 charge of the premises where the birth occurred.
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1 (410 ILCS 535/20.5)
2 Sec. 20.5. Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
3 (a) The State Registrar shall prescribe and distribute a
4 form for a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. The
5 certificate shall be in the same format as a certificate of
6 live birth prepared under Section 12 and shall be filed by and
7 in the manner prescribed under Section 12.5 in the same manner
8 as a certificate of live birth.
9 (b) After each fetal death that occurs in this State after
10 a gestation period of at least 20 26 completed weeks, the
11 person who files a fetal death certificate in connection with
12 that death as required under Section 20 shall, only upon
13 request by the woman who delivered the stillborn fetus, also
14 prepare a certificate of stillbirth. The person shall prepare
15 the certificate as prescribed under Section 12 and 12.5, on
16 the form prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar and
17 in accordance with the rules adopted by the State Registrar.
18 The preparer shall inform the woman who delivered the
19 stillborn child of the certificate of birth resulting in
20 stillbirth and the woman's right to decline the certificate.
21 Only upon the request of the woman who delivered the stillborn
22 child to decline such a certificate shall one not be prepared.
23 A request to not prepare a certificate must be made in writing
24 on a form prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar.
25 (c) If the stillborn's parent or parents do not wish to
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