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1     AN ACT in relation to public health.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by adding
5 Section 6.14f as follows:
 
6     (210 ILCS 85/6.14f new)
7     Sec. 6.14f. Reports to the trauma registry; certain
8 accidents involving persons under the age of 18 years. A
9 hospital that treats any person under the age of 18 years for
10 injuries suffered in an accident involving a motor vehicle or
11 the power window of a motor vehicle must report the accident to
12 the trauma registry.
 
13     Section 10. The Vital Records Act is amended by changing
14 Sections 8 and 18 as follows:
 
15     (410 ILCS 535/8)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-8)
16     Sec. 8. Each local registrar shall:
17     (1) Appoint one or more deputies to act for him in his
18 absence or to assist him. Such deputies shall be subject to all
19 rules and regulations governing local registrars.
20     (2) Appoint one or more subregistrars when necessary for
21 the convenience of the people. To become effective, such
22 appointments must be approved by the State Registrar of Vital
23 Records. A subregistrar shall exercise such authority as is
24 given him by the local registrar and is subject to the
25 supervision and control of the State Registrar of Vital
26 Records, and shall be liable to the same penalties as local
27 registrars, as provided in Section 27 of this Act.
28     (3) Administer and enforce the provisions of this Act and
29 the instructions, rules, and regulations issued hereunder.
30     (4) Require that certificates be completed and filed in

 

 

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1 accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules and
2 regulations issued hereunder.
3     (5) Prepare and transmit monthly an accurate copy of each
4 record of live birth, death, and fetal death to the county
5 clerk of his county. He shall also, in the case of a death of a
6 person who was a resident of another county, prepare an
7 additional copy of the death record and transmit it to the
8 county clerk of the county in which such person was a resident.
9 In no case shall the county clerk's copy of a live birth record
10 include the section of the certificate which contains
11 information for health and statistical program use only.
12     (6) (Blank).
13     (7) Prepare, file, and retain for a period of at least 10
14 years in his own office an accurate copy of each record of live
15 birth, death, and fetal death accepted for registration. Only
16 in those instances in which the local registrar is also a full
17 time city, village, incorporated town, public health district,
18 county, or multi-county health officer recognized by the
19 Department may the health and statistical data section of the
20 live birth record be made a part of this copy.
21     (8) Transmit monthly the certificates, reports, or other
22 returns filed with him to the State Registrar of Vital Records,
23 or more frequently when directed to do so by the State
24 Registrar of Vital Records.
25     (8.5) Transmit monthly to the State central register of the
26 Illinois Department of Children and Family Services a copy of
27 all death certificates of persons under 18 years of age who
28 have died within the month. Each death certificate must be
29 accompanied by a detailed report of the cause of the person's
30 death, as required under subsection (2) or (3) of Section 18 of
31 this Act.
32     (9) Maintain such records, make such reports, and perform
33 such other duties as may be required by the State Registrar of
34 Vital Records.
35 (Source: P.A. 89-641, eff. 8-9-96; 90-608, eff. 6-30-98.)
 

 

 

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1     (410 ILCS 535/18)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-18)
2     Sec. 18. (1) Each death which occurs in this State shall be
3 registered by filing a death certificate with the local
4 registrar of the district in which the death occurred or the
5 body was found, within 7 days after such death (within 5 days
6 if the death occurs prior to January 1, 1989) and prior to
7 cremation or removal of the body from the State, except when
8 death is subject to investigation by the coroner or medical
9 examiner.
10         (a) For the purposes of this Section, if the place of
11 death is unknown, a death certificate shall be filed in the
12 registration district in which a dead body is found, which
13 shall be considered the place of death.
14         (b) When a death occurs on a moving conveyance, the
15 place where the body is first removed from the conveyance
16 shall be considered the place of death and a death
17 certificate shall be filed in the registration district in
18 which such place is located.
19         (c) The funeral director who first assumes custody of a
20 dead body shall be responsible for filing a completed death
21 certificate. He shall obtain the personal data from the
22 next of kin or the best qualified person or source
23 available; he shall enter on the certificate the name,
24 relationship, and address of his informant; he shall enter
25 the date, place, and method of final disposition; he shall
26 affix his own signature and enter his address; and shall
27 present the certificate to the person responsible for
28 completing the medical certification of cause of death.
29     (2) The medical certification shall be completed and signed
30 within 48 hours after death by the physician in charge of the
31 patient's care for the illness or condition which resulted in
32 death, except when death is subject to the coroner's or medical
33 examiner's investigation. In the absence of the physician or
34 with his approval, the medical certificate may be completed and
35 signed by his associate physician, the chief medical officer of
36 the institution in which death occurred or by the physician who

 

 

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1 performed an autopsy upon the decedent. If the decedent was
2 under the age of 18 years at the time of his or her death, a
3 detailed report of the cause of the decedent's death must
4 accompany the medical certification.
5     (3) When a death occurs without medical attendance, or when
6 it is otherwise subject to the coroner's or medical examiner's
7 investigation, the coroner or medical examiner shall be
8 responsible for the completion of a coroner's or medical
9 examiner's certificate of death and shall sign the medical
10 certification within 48 hours after death, except as provided
11 by regulation in special problem cases. If the decedent was
12 under the age of 18 years at the time of his or her death, a
13 detailed report of the cause of the decedent's death must
14 accompany the coroner's or medical examiner's certificate.
15     (3.5) The medical certification of cause of death shall
16 expressly provide an opportunity for the person completing the
17 certification to indicate that the death was caused in whole or
18 in part by a dementia-related disease, Parkinson's Disease, or
19 Parkinson-Dementia Complex.
20     (4) When the deceased was a veteran of any war of the
21 United States, the funeral director shall prepare a
22 "Certificate of Burial of U. S. War Veteran", as prescribed and
23 furnished by the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, and
24 submit such certificate to the Illinois Department of Veterans
25 Affairs monthly.
26     (5) When a death is presumed to have occurred in this State
27 but the body cannot be located, a death certificate may be
28 prepared by the State Registrar upon receipt of an order of a
29 court of competent jurisdiction which includes the finding of
30 facts required to complete the death certificate. Such death
31 certificate shall be marked "Presumptive" and shall show on its
32 face the date of the registration and shall identify the court
33 and the date of the judgment.
34 (Source: P.A. 93-454, eff. 8-7-03.)
 
35     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

 

 

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1 becoming law.