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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5215 Introduced , by Rep. Lilian Jiménez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 410 ILCS 535/12.5 new | | 410 ILCS 535/20.5 | |
| Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that a birth resulting in stillbirth which occurs in this State, during or after a gestation period of at least 20 completed weeks, shall be registered with the local registrar or subregistrar of the district in which the birth occurred within 7 days after the birth. Sets forth, when a birth resulting in stillbirth occurs in an institution, requirements of the person in charge of the institute or the person's designee to complete the certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. Sets forth, when a birth resulting in stillbirth occurs outside of an institution, that the certificate shall be prepared by: (i) the physician in attendance at or immediately after the birth, or in the absence of any such person; (ii) any other person in attendance at or immediately after the birth, or in the absence of any such person; (iii) the father, the mother, or in the absence of the father and the inability of the mother, the person in charge of the premises where the birth occurred. Makes conforming changes. Provides that the woman who delivered the stillborn child shall be informed by the preparer of the certificate of the right to decline the certificate. Provides that only where the certificate is declined shall one not be prepared. |
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| | HB5215 | | LRB103 38274 CES 68409 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning health.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Vital Records Act is amended by changing |
5 | | Section 20.5 and by adding Section 12.5 as follows:
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6 | | (410 ILCS 535/12.5 new) |
7 | | Sec. 12.5. Birth resulting in Stillbirth; place of |
8 | | registration. |
9 | | (a) Each birth resulting in stillbirth which occurs in |
10 | | this State, during or after a gestation period of at least 20 |
11 | | completed weeks, shall be registered with the local or |
12 | | subregistrar of the district in which the birth occurred |
13 | | within 7 days after the birth resulting in stillbirth. When a |
14 | | birth resulting in stillbirth occurs on a moving conveyance, |
15 | | the city, village, township, or road district in which the |
16 | | child is first removed from the conveyance shall be considered |
17 | | the place of birth resulting in stillbirth and a birth |
18 | | resulting in a stillbirth certificate shall be filed in the |
19 | | registration district in which the place is located. |
20 | | (b) When a birth resulting in stillbirth occurs in an |
21 | | institution, the person in charge of the institution or their |
22 | | designated representative, shall obtain and record all the |
23 | | personal and statistical particulars relative to the parents |