Public Act 101-0338
 
SB1568 EnrolledLRB101 08973 AWJ 54066 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and
Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is
amended by adding Section 2310-236 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 2310/2310-236 new)
    Sec. 2310-236. Form of coroner's report; sudden unexpected
infant death and sudden infant death syndrome.
    (a) The Department shall develop and require the use of a
form by coroners in the case of a death of an infant in which
the cause of death is sudden unexpected infant death or sudden
infant death syndrome. The form shall contain, at minimum, the
following information to be recorded after a preliminary
investigation:
        (1) The date and time of death.
        (2) The county of occurrence and the county of the
    infant's residence.
        (3) Relevant demographic details regarding the infant,
    such as date of birth and gender.
        (4) Relevant demographic details regarding the parents
    or caretaker of the infant.
        (5) Relevant details regarding the circumstances of
    the death, including, but not limited to, who found the
    infant, where, and what they did.
        (6) Relevant details concerning where the infant was
    placed, by whom, and in what position.
        (7) Any additional relevant details concerning the
    sleep environment that the infant was placed in and what
    environmental factors were present, to the extent that
    those factors are ascertainable.
        (8) Relevant details concerning health hazards present
    in the sleep environment, to the extent that those health
    hazards are ascertainable.
        (9) Relevant details concerning the infant's medical
    history and previous medical issues.
        (10) Other information the Department may determine to
    be relevant and conducive to understanding and recording
    the circumstances of the infant's death.
    (b) The Department shall publish current information
concerning sudden unexpected infant death and sudden infant
death syndrome.
    (c) At least once every 5 years, the Department shall
review the form and determine whether updates need to be made
for effectiveness and relevancy.
 
    Section 10. The Counties Code is amended by changing
Section 3-3016 as follows:
 
    (55 ILCS 5/3-3016)  (from Ch. 34, par. 3-3016)
    Sec. 3-3016. Sudden unexpected infant death and sudden
infant death syndrome. Where an infant under one year 2 years
of age has died suddenly and unexpectedly and the circumstances
concerning the death are unexplained following investigation,
an autopsy shall be performed by a physician licensed to
practice medicine in all of its branches who has special
training in pathology. When an autopsy is conducted under this
Section, the parents or guardian of the child shall receive a
preliminary report of the autopsy within 5 days of the infant's
death. All suspected sudden unexpected infant death and sudden
infant death syndrome Sudden Infant Death Syndrome cases shall
be reported to the Statewide Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
Syndrome Program within 72 hours.
    Death certificates shall list the cause of death as sudden
unexpected infant death or sudden infant death syndrome Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome where this finding is medically justified
pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Department of
Public Health. Copies of death certificates which list the
cause of death of infants under one year 2 years of age as
sudden unexpected infant death or sudden infant death syndrome
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome shall be forwarded to the
Department of Public Health within 30 days of the death with a
report which shall include an autopsy report, epidemiological
data required by the Department and other pertinent data.
(Source: P.A. 86-962.)