98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB0960
 
Introduced 1/25/2013, by Rep. Anthony DeLuca
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



410 ILCS 535/20.5

     Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that after each fetal death that occurs in this State after a gestation
period of at least 20 (instead of 26) completed weeks, the person who files a required fetal death
certificate in connection with that death shall,
only upon request by the woman who delivered the stillborn fetus,
also prepare a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth (instead of a certificate of stillbirth). Provides that in the case of a fetal death that occurred in this State after a
gestation period of at least 20 (instead of 26) completed weeks and before the effective date
of the amendatory Act, a parent of the stillborn
child may request that the person who filed a required fetal death certificate in
connection with that death shall also prepare a
certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth (instead of a certificate of stillbirth). Changes other references from certificate of stillbirth to certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
  


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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 changing 
5Section 20.5 as follows:
 



6    (410 ILCS 535/20.5)



7    Sec. 20.5. Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. 

8    (a) The State Registrar shall prescribe and distribute a 
9form for a
certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. The 
10certificate shall be in the
same format as a certificate of 
11live birth prepared under Section 12 and shall
be filed in the 
12same manner as a certificate of live birth.

13    (b) After each fetal death that occurs in this State after 
14a gestation
period of at least 20 26 completed weeks, the 
15person who files a fetal death
certificate in connection with 
16that death as required under Section 20 shall,
only upon 
17request by the woman who delivered the stillborn fetus,
also 
18prepare a certificate of birth resulting in
stillbirth.  The 
19person shall
prepare the certificate on the form prescribed and 
20furnished by the State
Registrar and in accordance with the 
21rules adopted by the State Registrar.

22    (c) If the stillborn's parent or parents do not wish to 
23provide a name
for the stillborn, the person who prepares the 
 
 
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1certificate of birth resulting in
stillbirth shall leave blank 
2any references to the stillborn's
name.

3    (d) When a stillbirth occurs in this State and the 
4stillbirth has not
been registered within one year after the 
5delivery, a certificate marked
"delayed" may be filed and 
6registered in accordance with regulations adopted by
the State 
7Registrar.  The certificate must show on its face the date of

8registration.

9    (e) In the case of a fetal death that occurred in this 
10State after a
gestation period of at least 20 26 completed 
11weeks and before the effective date
of this amendatory Act of 
12the 98th 93rd General Assembly, a parent of the stillborn
child 
13may request that the person who filed a fetal death certificate 
14in
connection with that death as required under Section 20 
15shall also prepare a
certificate of birth resulting in 
16stillbirth with respect to the fetus.  If a
parent of a 
17stillborn makes such a request under this subsection (e), the

18person who filed a fetal death certificate shall prepare the 
19certificate of birth resulting in
stillbirth and file it with 
20the designated registrar within
30 days after the request by 
21the parent.

22(Source: P.A. 93-578, eff. 8-21-03.)