| ||||
| Public Act 100-0310 | ||||
| ||||
| ||||
AN ACT concerning health.
| ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
| ||||
Section 5. The Vital Records Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 11 as follows:
| ||||
(410 ILCS 535/11) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-11)
| ||||
Sec. 11. Information required on forms.
| ||||
(a) The form of certificates, reports, and other returns
| ||||
required by this Act or by regulations adopted under this Act | ||||
shall include
as a minimum the items recommended by the federal | ||||
agency responsible for
national vital statistics, subject to | ||||
approval of and modification by the
Department. All forms shall | ||||
be prescribed and furnished by the
State Registrar of Vital | ||||
Records.
| ||||
(b) On and after the effective date of this amendatory Act | ||||
of 1983,
all forms used to collect information under this Act | ||||
which request information
concerning the race or ethnicity of | ||||
an individual by providing spaces for
the designation of that | ||||
individual as "white" or "black", or the semantic
equivalent | ||||
thereof, shall provide an additional space for a designation as
| ||||
"Hispanic".
| ||||
(c) Effective November 1, 1990, the social security numbers | ||||
of the
mother and father shall be collected at the time of the | ||||
birth of the child.
These numbers shall not be recorded on the | ||
certificate of live
birth. The numbers may be used only for | ||
those purposes allowed by Federal law.
| ||
(d) The social security number of a person who has died | ||
shall be entered
on the
death certificate; however, failure to | ||
enter the social security number of the
person who has died on | ||
the
death certificate does not invalidate the death | ||
certificate.
| ||
(e) If the place of disposition of a dead human body or | ||
cremated remains is in a cemetery, the burial permit shall | ||
include the place of disposition. The place of disposition | ||
shall include the lot, block, section, and plot or niche, and | ||
depth, if applicable, where the dead human body or cremated | ||
remains are located. This subsection does not apply to cremated | ||
remains scattered in a cemetery. | ||
(f) The death certificate for an individual with a history | ||
of military service may include or may be amended to include | ||
the deceased individual's veteran status, the branch of the | ||
military that he or she served in, and the period of time that | ||
he or she served in the military. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10; 97-679, eff. 2-6-12.)
| ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2018.
| ||