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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3398 Introduced 2/8/2024, by Sen. Celina Villanueva 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 that 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 reporting requirements for when a birth resulting in stillbirth occurs in an institution. Specifies that, when a birth resulting in stillbirth occurs outside of an institution, the certificate shall be prepared by the following persons in the indicated order: (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. Repeals a provision authorizing a certificate to be marked "delayed" when a stillbirth has not been registered within one year after the delivery. |
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| | SB3398 | | LRB103 37944 CES 68076 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 that occurs in this |
10 | | 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 the |
22 | | person's designated representative shall: |
23 | | (1) obtain and record all the personal and statistical |