Bill Text: IL HB0960 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that after each fetal death that occurs in this State after a gestation period of at least 20 (instead of 26) completed weeks, the person who files a required fetal death certificate in connection with that death shall, only upon request by the woman who delivered the stillborn fetus, also prepare a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth (instead of a certificate of stillbirth). Provides that in the case of a fetal death that occurred in this State after a gestation period of at least 20 (instead of 26) completed weeks and before the effective date of the amendatory Act, a parent of the stillborn child may request that the person who filed a required fetal death certificate in connection with that death shall also prepare a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth (instead of a certificate of stillbirth). Changes other references from certificate of stillbirth to certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB0960 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB0960-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB0960 Introduced , by Rep. Anthony DeLuca SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
410 ILCS 535/20.5
Amends the Vital Records Act. Provides that after each fetal death that occurs in this State after a gestation period of at least 20 (instead of 26) completed weeks, the person who files a required fetal death certificate in connection with that death shall, only upon request by the woman who delivered the stillborn fetus, also prepare a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth (instead of a certificate of stillbirth). Provides that in the case of a fetal death that occurred in this State after a gestation period of at least 20 (instead of 26) completed weeks and before the effective date of the amendatory Act, a parent of the stillborn child may request that the person who filed a required fetal death certificate in connection with that death shall also prepare a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth (instead of a certificate of stillbirth). Changes other references from certificate of stillbirth to certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Vital Records Act is amended by changing
Section 20.5 as follows:
(410 ILCS 535/20.5)
Sec. 20.5. Certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.
(a) The State Registrar shall prescribe and distribute a
form for a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. The
certificate shall be in the same format as a certificate of
live birth prepared under Section 12 and shall be filed in the
same manner as a certificate of live birth.
(b) After each fetal death that occurs in this State after
a gestation period of at least 20 26 completed weeks, the
person who files a fetal death certificate in connection with
that death as required under Section 20 shall, only upon
request by the woman who delivered the stillborn fetus, also
prepare a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. The
person shall prepare the certificate on the form prescribed and
furnished by the State Registrar and in accordance with the
rules adopted by the State Registrar.
(c) If the stillborn's parent or parents do not wish to
provide a name for the stillborn, the person who prepares the

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certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth shall leave blank
any references to the stillborn's name.
(d) When a stillbirth occurs in this State and the
stillbirth has not been registered within one year after the
delivery, a certificate marked "delayed" may be filed and
registered in accordance with regulations adopted by the State
Registrar. The certificate must show on its face the date of
registration.
(e) In the case of a fetal death that occurred in this
State after a gestation period of at least 20 26 completed
weeks and before the effective date of this amendatory Act of
the 98th 93rd General Assembly, a parent of the stillborn child
may request that the person who filed a fetal death certificate
in connection with that death as required under Section 20
shall also prepare a certificate of birth resulting in
stillbirth with respect to the fetus. If a parent of a
stillborn makes such a request under this subsection (e), the
person who filed a fetal death certificate shall prepare the
certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth and file it with
the designated registrar within 30 days after the request by
the parent.
(Source: P.A. 93-578, eff. 8-21-03.)