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1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section |
5 | | 3-3016.5 as follows: |
6 | | (55 ILCS 5/3-3016.5 new) |
7 | | Sec. 3-3016.5. Sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy |
8 | | (SUDEP). |
9 | | (a) All autopsies conducted in this State shall include an |
10 | | inquiry to determine whether the death was a direct result of a |
11 | | seizure or epilepsy. If the findings in an autopsy of a medical |
12 | | examiner, examining physician, or coroner are consistent with |
13 | | known or suspected sudden, unexpected death in epilepsy |
14 | | (SUDEP), then the medical examiner, examining physician, or |
15 | | coroner shall: |
16 | | (1) cause to be indicated on the death certificate that |
17 | | SUDEP is the cause or suspected cause of death; and |
18 | | (2) forward a copy of the death certificate to the |
19 | | North American SUDEP Registry at the Langone Medical Center |
20 | | at New York University within 30 days. |
21 | | (b) For the purposes of this Section, "sudden unexpected |
22 | | death in epilepsy" refers to a death in a patient previously |
23 | | diagnosed with epilepsy that is not due to trauma, drowning, |