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| Public Act 094-0007 |
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AN ACT concerning health.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Vital Records Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 25.1 as follows:
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(410 ILCS 535/25.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-25.1)
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Sec. 25.1. (a) When the State Registrar of Vital Records | ||||
receives
or prepares a death certificate the Registrar shall | ||||
make an
appropriate notation in the birth certificate record of | ||||
that person that
the person is deceased. The Registrar shall | ||||
also notify the appropriate
municipal or county custodian of | ||||
such birth record that the person is
deceased, and such | ||||
custodian shall likewise make an appropriate notation
in its | ||||
records.
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(b) In response to any inquiry, the Registrar or a | ||||
custodian shall not
provide a copy of a birth certificate or | ||||
information concerning the birth
record of any deceased person | ||||
except as provided in this subsection (b) or
as otherwise | ||||
provided in this Act or as approved by the Department. When a
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copy of the birth certificate of a deceased person is | ||||
requested, the
Registrar or custodian shall require the person | ||||
making the request to
complete an information form, which shall | ||||
be developed and furnished by the
Department and shall include, | ||||
at a minimum, the name, address, telephone
number, social | ||||
security number and driver's license number of the person
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making the request. Before furnishing the copy, the custodian | ||||
shall
prominently stamp on the copy the word "DECEASED" and | ||||
write or stamp on the
copy the date of death of the deceased | ||||
person. The custodian shall retain
the information form | ||||
completed by the person making the request, and note
on the | ||||
birth certificate record that such a request was made. The
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custodian shall make the information form available to the | ||||
Department of
State Police or any local law enforcement agency | ||
upon request. A city or
county custodian shall promptly submit | ||
copies of all completed forms to the
Registrar. The word | ||
"DECEASED" and the date of death shall not appear on a copy of | ||
a birth certificate furnished to a parent of a child who died | ||
within 3 months of birth, provided no other copy of a birth | ||
certificate was furnished to the parent prior to the child's | ||
death.
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(c) The Registrar shall furnish, no later than 60 days | ||
after receipt of
a form used to request a birth certificate | ||
record of a deceased person, a
copy of the form and a copy of | ||
the corresponding birth certificate record
to the Illinois | ||
Department of Public Aid and the Department of Human
Services. | ||
The Illinois Department of
Public Aid and the Department of | ||
Human Services shall, upon receipt of such
information, check | ||
their records to
ensure that no claim for public assistance | ||
under the Illinois Public Aid
Code is being made either by a | ||
person
purporting to be the deceased person or by any person on | ||
behalf of the
deceased person.
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(d) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (b), | ||
when the death of a child occurs within 90 days of that child's | ||
live birth, the mother listed on the birth certificate of that | ||
child may request the issuance of a copy of a certificate of | ||
live birth from the State Registrar. Such request shall be made | ||
in accordance with subsection (b), shall indicate the | ||
requestor's relationship to the child, and shall be made not | ||
later than 9 months from the date of the death of the child. | ||
Except as provided herein, the Registrar shall conform to all | ||
requirements of this Act in issuing copies of certificates | ||
under this subsection (d).
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(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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