Bill > SB1640

This bill amends the Vital Records Act to modify procedures for death certificates and burial or cremation decisions. Specifically, the bill requires that the decision regarding burial or cremation must be made by an authorized person and communicated to relevant parties within 7 days after a death. Funeral directors are now mandated to indicate the cemetery name on the death certificate within 7 days before burial. The bill also shifts responsibility for creating the death registration file from funeral directors to the administrator of the nursing home, hospital, or hospice facility where the death occurred. Additionally, the bill allows for electronic signatures on death certificates. These changes aim to streamline the process of documenting and reporting deaths, making it more efficient and technologically adaptable. The bill maintains existing requirements about collecting information and filing death certificates within specific timeframes, while introducing more modern and flexible approaches to recording vital records.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1640&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104