HB2856 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2856

Introduced 2/16/2023, by Rep. Dan Swanson

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

410 ILCS 535/11

from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-11

Amends the Vital Records Act. Requires death certificates to include (1) a "Yes" or "No" designation of whether the deceased was a veteran, (2) if the deceased was a veteran, a "Yes" or "No" designation of whether the deceased was receiving a compensatory pension or benefit at the time of his or her death for an illness or injury that may have contributed to his or her death, and (3) if the deceased is designated as having received a compensatory pension or benefit, a "Yes" or "No" designation of whether the illness or injury was a contributing cause or factor in the deceased's death.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning health.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Vital Records Act is amended by changing Section 11 as follows:

(410 ILCS 535/11) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-11)

Sec. 11. Information required on forms.

(a) The form of certificates, reports, and other returns required by this Act or by regulations adopted under this Act shall include as a minimum the items recommended by the federal agency responsible for national vital statistics, subject to approval of and modification by the Department. All forms shall be prescribed and furnished by the State Registrar of Vital Records.

(b) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1983, all forms used to collect information under this Act which request information concerning the race or ethnicity of an individual by providing spaces for the designation of that individual as "white" or "black", or the semantic equivalent thereof, shall provide an additional space for a designation as "Hispanic".

(c) Effective November 1, 1990, the social security numbers of the mother and father shall be collected at the time of the birth of the child. These numbers shall not be recorded on the certificate of live birth. The numbers may be used only for those purposes allowed by Federal law.

(d) The social security number of a person who has died shall be entered on the death certificate; however, failure to enter the social security number of the person who has died on the death certificate does not invalidate the death certificate.

(e) If the place of disposition of a dead human body or cremated remains is in a cemetery, the burial permit shall include the place of disposition. The place of disposition shall include the lot, block, section, and plot or niche, and depth, if applicable, where the dead human body or cremated remains are located. This subsection does not apply to cremated remains scattered in a cemetery.

(f) The death certificate for an individual with a history of military service may include or may be amended to include the deceased individual's veteran status, the branch of the military that he or she served in, and the period of time that he or she served in the military.

(g) A death certificate shall include the following:

(1) A "Yes" or "No" designation of whether the deceased was a veteran.

(2) If the deceased is designated as a veteran under paragraph (1), a "Yes" or "No" designation of whether the deceased was receiving a compensatory pension or benefit at the time of his or her death for an illness or injury that may have contributed to his or her death.

(3) If the deceased is designated under paragraph (2) as having received a compensatory pension or benefit, a "Yes" or "No" designation of whether the illness or injury was a contributing cause or factor in the deceased's death.

(Source: P.A. 100-310, eff. 1-1-18.)