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1    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Vital Records Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 17.5 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 535/17.5 new)
7    Sec. 17.5. Certificates of birth; redaction of certifying 
8health care professional.
9    (a) The Department shall issue a certified copy of a 
10certificate of birth with the identity of the certifying 
11health care professional, as defined in Section 1, redacted 
12only upon the specific written request by:
13        (1) the person to whom the certificate of birth 
14    relates if he or she is of legal age;
15        (2) the person described in paragraph (1)'s parent or 
16    legal guardian; or
17        (3) the person described in paragraph (1)'s 
18    representative if he or she is not of legal age.
19    (b) No name or information other than that listed in 
20subsection (a) may be redacted.
21    (c) The issuance of a certified copy of a certificate of 
22birth shall not constitute the establishment of a new 
23certificate of birth under Section 17 or an amended 
 
 
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1certificate of birth under Section 22. Issuance of a certified 
2copy of a certificate of birth under this Section is subject to 
3all other requirements regarding the issuance of certificates 
4of birth under this Act.
5    (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to 
6implement the provisions of this Section.