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410 ILCS 505/1

(410 ILCS 505/1) (from Ch. 31, par. 41)

Sec. 1.

a.

"Physician" means any person authorized to practice
medicine in all its branches in accordance with the Medical Practice
Act of 1987, as amended, and wherever
possible, such "Physician" shall be one having special training in pathology.

b.  "Hospital" means any place authorized to operate under the
"Hospital Licensing Act", approved July 1, 1953, as amended, and any
hospital or similar care facility maintained by the State of Illinois or
any department or agency thereof.

c.  "Surviving relative" means the spouse, an adult child, the
parent, or an adult brother or sister of the decedent.

d.  "Written authorization" means any printed, typed or handwritten
communication signed by the person granting the authorization.

(Source: P.A. 85-1209.)