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Full Text of SB1527  96th General Assembly

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SB1527 Enrolled LRB096 04853 RPM 14919 b

1     AN ACT concerning public health.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Vital Records Act is amended by changing
5 Section 18.5 as follows:
 
6     (410 ILCS 535/18.5)
7     Sec. 18.5. Electronic reporting system for death
8 registrations. The State Registrar may facilitate death
9 registration by implementing an electronic reporting system.
10 The system may be used to transfer information to individuals
11 and institutions responsible for completing and filing
12 certificates and related reports for deaths that occur in the
13 State. The system shall be capable of storing and retrieving
14 accurate and timely data and statistics for those persons and
15 agencies responsible for vital records registration and
16 administration. Upon establishment of such an electronic
17 reporting system, but not later than January 1, 2011, the
18 county clerk in the county in which a death occurred or the
19 county clerk of the county where a decedent last resided, as
20 indicated on the decedent's death certificate, shall be
21 authorized to issue certifications of death records from such
22 system, and the State Registrar shall cause the electronic
23 reporting system to provide for such capability.

 

 

SB1527 Enrolled - 2 - LRB096 04853 RPM 14919 b

1 (Source: P.A. 92-141, eff. 7-24-01.)
 
2     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3 becoming law.