96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6036


 
Introduced 2/10/2010, by Rep. Dan Brady
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 








410 ILCS 505/3
  from Ch. 31, par. 43








     Amends the Autopsy Act. Provides that an autopsy may only be performed in a hospital or a facility maintained by a coroner. Provides that records shall be retained for as long as other medical records at the place the autopsy is performed. Effective immediately.
  















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HB6036

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    AN ACT concerning public health.
  
 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
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    Section 5. The Autopsy Act is amended  by changing Section 3 
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as follows:
 



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    (410 ILCS 505/3)  (from Ch. 31, par. 43)



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    Sec. 3. 
The authorized personnel of a hospital or other 
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qualified
personnel selected by a physician may assist a 
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physician performing an
autopsy. An autopsy may only be 
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performed in a hospital or a facility maintained by a coroner.  
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All records and documentation, including pathology slides and 
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all examined specimens, shall be retained for as long as other 
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medical records at the place the autopsy is performed.

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(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2996.)

 
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.