Bill Text: IL SB3604 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Creates the Consensual Non-Transplant Donation Regulation Act. Provides for licensing of non-transplant anatomical donation organizations by the Department of Public Health. Sets forth requirements for licensed non-transplant anatomical donation organizations, including application and renewal fees, penalties for failing to comply with the Act, and enforcement of the Act's provisions. Provides for deposit of licensing and renewal fees in the Public Health Licensing Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury. Provides that fines accruing from a conviction under the Act shall be paid into the common school fund of the county in which the offense was committed. Sets forth conditions under which a licensee must update a license or license application. Sets forth conditions under which the Department may deny, suspend or revoke, a license, or assess a civil penalty against a licensee. Provides for a universal donor consent form and sets forth requirements for the form. Sets forth requirements for donor records and record retention policies. Sets forth requirements for labeling and packaging the non-transplant anatomical donation. Provides for final disposition of a non-transplant anatomical donation. Sets forth general responsibilities and environmental standards for licensees. Provides for transportation standards while transporting non-transplant anatomical donations. Provides screening standards for end users by licensees. Makes conforming changes in the State Finance Act, Vital Records Act, Illinois Vehicle Code, and Illinois Anatomical Gift Act. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-06-26 - Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments [SB3604 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB3604-Introduced.html

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3604

Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Mary Edly-Allen

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Consensual Non-Transplant Donation Regulation Act. Provides for licensing of non-transplant anatomical donation organizations by the Department of Public Health. Sets forth requirements for licensed non-transplant anatomical donation organizations, including application and renewal fees, penalties for failing to comply with the Act, and enforcement of the Act's provisions. Provides for deposit of licensing and renewal fees in the Public Health Licensing Fund, a special fund created in the State treasury. Provides that fines accruing from a conviction under the Act shall be paid into the common school fund of the county in which the offense was committed. Sets forth conditions under which a licensee must update a license or license application. Sets forth conditions under which the Department may deny, suspend or revoke, a license, or assess a civil penalty against a licensee. Provides for a universal donor consent form and sets forth requirements for the form. Sets forth requirements for donor records and record retention policies. Sets forth requirements for labeling and packaging the non-transplant anatomical donation. Provides for final disposition of a non-transplant anatomical donation. Sets forth general responsibilities and environmental standards for licensees. Provides for transportation standards while transporting non-transplant anatomical donations. Provides screening standards for end users by licensees. Makes conforming changes in the State Finance Act, Vital Records Act, Illinois Vehicle Code, and Illinois Anatomical Gift Act. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Consensual Non-Transplant Donation Regulation Act.
6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7 "Accrediting body" means a nationally recognized agency
8approved by the Department that provides certification for a
9business organization operating a non-transplant anatomical
10donation organization.
11 "Arranger" means the individual who is talking with,
12coordinating with, facilitating, or presenting the option of
13non-transplant anatomical donation to a potential donor,
14donor's family, or responsible authorizing agent on behalf of
15a non-transplant anatomical donation organization. With
16regards to the Secretary of State's role in non-transplant
17anatomical donation under Section 6-117 of the Illinois
18Vehicle Code, the Secretary of State shall not be considered
19the arranger.
20 "Chain of custody documentation" means a record that
21establishes the continuous location and control of a dead
22body, body parts, or human remains, which includes: (i) the
23deceased's unique identifier; (ii) a list of each death care

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1provider that came in contact with the dead body; (iii) a list
2of each service performed detailing the provider, location,
3and date; and (iv) the signature of the individual who
4executes final disposition.
5 "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
6 "Director" means the Director of Public Health.
7 "Distribution" means a process that includes selection and
8evaluation of intended use of non-transplant anatomical
9material or a non-transplant anatomical donation, a human
10body, or human body part for release to an education facility
11or a research facility according to State law.
12 "Donor" means a person who has knowingly consented in
13accordance with applicable law to the transfer of a person's
14deceased body or body part, not for use in transplantation,
15for education, research, or the advancement of medical,
16dental, or mortuary science.
17 "Donor's family" means the next of kin to the donor with
18the legal authority to consent to non-transplant anatomical
19donation on behalf of the donor in accordance with Section 5-5
20of the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act.
21 "End user" means the education or research institution
22that receives the non-transplant anatomical donation from a
23licensed non-transplant anatomical donation organization.
24 (1) A "primary end user" is the donor's, donor's
25 family's, or the responsible authorizing agent's first in
26 priority choice of an education or research institution to

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1 receive the non-transplant anatomical material under this
2 Act.
3 (2) A "secondary end user" is the donor's, donor's
4 family's, or the responsible authorizing agent's second in
5 priority choice of an education or research institution to
6 receive the non-transplant anatomical material under this
7 Act.
8 "Entity" means a non-transplant anatomical donation
9organization that is accredited, licensed, or approved under
10federal law or the laws of this State to engage in the
11recovery, screening, testing, processing, distribution, or
12storage of human bodies or body parts.
13 "Exceptional release" means non-transplant anatomical
14material that is approved for usage before a donor
15acceptability assessment or by a researcher requesting
16non-transplant anatomical material that would not normally
17meet the established acceptability criteria.
18 "Environmental services" means activities such as
19housekeeping, laundry, facility maintenance, or equipment
20maintenance.
21 "Final disposition" means the final disposal of
22non-transplant anatomical material or a non-transplant
23anatomical donation through incineration, cremation,
24bio-cremation, burial, full depletion by virtue of a
25particular use, or by another legal means.
26 "Education" means the use of a human body or body parts for

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1teaching or training individuals, including, but not limited
2to, medical, dental, or mortuary science students or
3professionals, with regard to the anatomy and characteristics
4of the human body, disease detection, and such other uses as
5may be specified by the Department by rule.
6 "Human body" means a deceased human body or non-transplant
7anatomical donation.
8 "Human body part" or "body part" means an organ, tissue,
9eye, bone, blood vessel, or any other portion of a human body
10that is subject to an anatomical gift or other transfer made
11under State law. "Human body part" does not include blood
12drawn for medical purposes or a growing cell line.
13 "Institution" means a facility established by law for the
14purpose of education, research, or the advancement of medical,
15dental, or mortuary science.
16 "Licensee" means a person to whom the Department has
17issued a license to operate a non-transplant anatomical
18donation organization.
19 "Misuse" means to use non-transplant anatomical material
20and non-transplant anatomical donations for purposes other
21than education or research.
22 "Non-transplant anatomical donation" means a donation of a
23whole body, organ, or tissue authorized and used for education
24and research prior to release to distribution inventory.
25 "Non-transplant anatomical material" means a whole body or
26part of a body donated for use in education or research that

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1has been prepared, packaged, labeled, and released to
2distribution inventory.
3 "Non-transplant anatomical donation organization" means an
4entity that is accredited, licensed, or approved under federal
5law or State law to engage in the recovery, screening,
6testing, processing, distribution, or storage of human bodies
7or body parts for purposes of education, research or the
8advancement of medical, dental, or mortuary science.
9 "Research" does not include an autopsy or examination
10conducted as part of a criminal investigation.
11 "Responsible authorizing party" means an individual with
12the legal authority to consent to non-transplant anatomical
13donation on behalf of a donor in accordance with Section 5-5 of
14the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act.
15 "Secondary specific use consent" means the opportunity for
16a donor's family or responsible authorizing agent to modify
17the specific use the donor, the donor's family, or responsible
18authorizing agent consented to in the universal donor consent
19form.
20 "Specific use" means the specified purpose, whether
21education or research related, consented to by the donor, the
22donor's family, or a responsible authorizing agent to a
23specified end user consented to by the donor, the donor's
24family, or a responsible authorizing agent within the
25universal donor consent form.
26 "Storage" means a designated area that contains equipment,

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1instruments, and supplies necessary to maintain non-transplant
2anatomical donations or non-transplant anatomical material
3until distribution or final disposition.
4 "Transfer" means to move from a non-transplant anatomical
5donation organization to an institution.
6 "Unique identifier" means providing the deceased with
7individual identification, through tagging, numbering, QR
8code, or other individualized means, that is affixed to the
9dead body, the body bag, and any body part, organ, or tissue
10separated from the deceased to be used in non-transplant
11anatomical donation in order to prevent misidentification of
12human remains.
13 "Universal donor consent form" means the legal record of a
14gift of non-transplant anatomical material permitting and
15defining acquisition and specific use of non-transplant
16anatomical material for education and research.
17 Section 10. License required. Except as provided by this
18Act, no person shall open, manage, conduct, offer, maintain,
19or advertise as a non-transplant anatomical donation
20organization without a valid license issued by the Department.
21A non-transplant anatomical donation organization established
22by law to conduct business in the State of Illinois that
23acquires or transfers a human body or human body part for
24education, research, or the advancement of medical, dental, or
25mortuary science, and not for use in human transplantation,

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1shall register and be licensed by the Department at such time
2and in such manner as the Department may require. All
3non-transplant anatomical donation organizations in existence
4on the effective date of this Act shall obtain a valid license
5to operate within 2 years after the adoption of rules by the
6Department to implement this Act.
7 Section 15. Contents of license application. An applicant
8for a license or license renewal under this Section shall
9submit an application to the Department containing such
10information as the Department may require by rule on the
11activities to be carried out pursuant to licensure. Unless
12otherwise set forth by administrative rule, the application
13shall include:
14 (1) the name of the applicant, including all trade
15 names under which the applicant conducts business;
16 (2) the date on which the applicant first began or
17 will begin commencing activities described in this Act;
18 (3) a list of all addresses at which the applicant
19 conducts business;
20 (4) a description of the premises and equipment used
21 by the applicant;
22 (5) a description of the types of service provided by
23 the applicant;
24 (6) identification of all officers and administrators
25 of the applicant;

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1 (7) an attestation that the applicant will keep
2 records, including, but not limited to, the chain of
3 custody documentation, in accordance with the requirements
4 of this Act;
5 (8) an attestation that the applicant will use the
6 universal donor consent form in accordance with the
7 requirements of this Act;
8 (9) an attestation that the applicant will label and
9 package all human bodies or human body parts with a unique
10 identifier in accordance with the requirements of this
11 Act; and
12 (10) an acknowledgment that the Department will be
13 permitted to inspect the premises and records of the
14 applicant as to the items and in the manner prescribed in
15 this Act.
16 Section 20. Accreditation; licensure; renewal; fees;
17penalties; enforcement.
18 (a) An entity may not act as a non-transplant anatomical
19donation organization in this State unless the entity is
20accredited and licensed by the Department as a non-transplant
21anatomical donation organization. The entity shall apply in
22writing to the Department on a form specified by the Director,
23which shall include all information requested in the
24application, and shall pay the fees prescribed by the
25Department by rule.

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1 (b) The Director shall grant a license to an entity if:
2 (1) the organization is accredited by a nationally
3 recognized accrediting agency that is approved by the
4 Department and maintains full accreditation with the
5 accrediting agency; and
6 (2) the entity meets other requirements prescribed by
7 the Department by rule.
8 (c) Each non-transplant anatomical donation organization
9applying for a license or license renewal shall pay all
10applicable fees as prescribed by the Department by rule. All
11fees collected for the license and license renewal of
12non-transplant anatomical donation organizations shall be
13deposited in the Public Health Licensing Fund, a special fund
14created in the State treasury, to be used by the Department for
15the administration and enforcement of this Act.
16 (d) The Director may sanction, impose civil penalties on,
17suspend the license of, or revoke the license of a
18non-transplant anatomical donation organization and may
19sanction or impose civil penalties on any person who is an
20owner, officer, agent, or employee of a non-transplant
21anatomical donation organization if the person is in or
22continues to be in violation of this Act or rules adopted by
23the Department under this Act.
24 (e) Any person or entity operating as a non-transplant
25anatomical donation organization without proper accreditation
26or licensure in this State shall be subject to criminal

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1prosecution and civil penalties as provided under Section 85
2and any applicable rules.
3 Section 25. Other fees.
4 (a) The Department shall establish a fee for licensure
5under Section 10 and renewal under Section 30.
6 (b) The Department shall determine the amount of licensing
7fees under this Act, taking into consideration, among other
8things, the projected implementation, enforcement, and
9inspection costs associated with this Act.
10 (c) Every fine accruing from a conviction under this Act
11shall be paid into the common school fund of the county in
12which the offense was committed.
13 Section 30. License renewal. The Department shall require
14that the license of an applicant be renewed by the applicant
15every 2 years.
16 Section 35. Change of information.
17 (a) Not later than 30 days after any change of any
18information listed under Section 15, an applicant or licensee
19shall notify the Department of the change in writing as
20prescribed by the Department.
21 (b) A licensee shall notify the Department in writing at
22least 30 calendar days before the date of:
23 (1) termination of operation, including, but not

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1 limited to, the proposed termination date and the address
2 and contact information for the location where the
3 non-transplant anatomical donation organization records
4 will be retained, if applicable;
5 (2) a proposed modification that alters the area for
6 tissue recovery, if applicable;
7 (3) a change in the non-transplant anatomical donation
8 organization's legal name;
9 (4) a change in the legal name of a licensee,
10 including the licensee's new name; and
11 (5) a change in the address of the non-transplant
12 anatomical donation organization, including the new
13 address.
14 (c) A licensee shall notify the Department in writing no
15later than 30 calendar days after the date of:
16 (1) a change in the non-transplant anatomical donation
17 organization's email address or mailing address, including
18 the new email address or mailing address of the
19 non-transplant anatomical donation organization;
20 (2) a change in the email address or telephone number
21 of the licensee, including the new email address or
22 telephone number;
23 (3) a change in an administrator or medical director,
24 including his or her name and email address; and
25 (4) a change in the name or contact information of an
26 officer affiliated with the licensee, including the name

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1 and contact information of the new officer.
2 (d) If the Department receives notification of termination
3of operation, the Department shall void the licensee's license
4to operate a non-transplant anatomical donation organization
5on the termination date specified by the licensee.
6 (e) If the Department receives notification of a proposed
7modification that alters the area for tissue recovery, the
8Department:
9 (1) may conduct an inspection of the premises; and
10 (2) shall issue to the licensee an amended license
11 that incorporates the modification and retains the
12 expiration date of the existing license, if the
13 non-transplant anatomical donation organization is in
14 compliance.
15 (f) If the Department receives a notification of a legal
16name change for a non-transplant anatomical donation
17organization, the Department shall issue to the licensee an
18amended license showing the licensee's changed legal name.
19 (g) If the Department receives notice of a change in the
20legal name of a licensee, the Department shall void the
21licensee's license to operate and issue a new license to
22operate with the licensee's changed legal name.
23 (h) If the Department receives notice for a change in the
24address of a non-transplant anatomical donation organization,
25the Department shall require and review an amended application
26for a license.

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1 (i) An individual or business organization planning to
2assume operation of an existing non-transplant anatomical
3donation organization shall obtain a new license before
4beginning operation.
5 Section 40. Denial; suspension; revocation; enforcement.
6 (a) The Department may:
7 (1) deny a license;
8 (2) suspend or revoke a license; or
9 (3) assess a civil penalty against a licensee.
10 (b) The Department may deny an application or suspend or
11revoke a license to operate a non-transplant anatomical
12donation organization if:
13 (1) an applicant or licensee does not meet the
14 application requirements;
15 (2) a licensee does not comply with any statutory
16 requirements or requirements of the Department;
17 (3) a licensee does not correct a deficiency
18 identified during an inspection according to the plan of
19 correction;
20 (4) an applicant or licensee provides false or
21 misleading information as part of an application or
22 inspection; or
23 (5) the nature or number of violations revealed by any
24 type of inspection or investigation of a non-transplant
25 anatomical donation organization pose a direct risk to the

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1 life, health, or safety of individuals on the premises or
2 the public at large.
3 (c) In determining which action is appropriate, the
4Department may consider:
5 (1) repeated violations of statutes or rules;
6 (2) a pattern of violations;
7 (3) the severity of violations; and
8 (4) the number of violations.
9 (d) The Department may suspend or revoke a non-transplant
10anatomical donation organization's license if the Department
11receives notice from the organization's accrediting body that
12the organization's accreditation has been suspended or
13revoked. An applicant or licensee may seek administrative
14review of the Department's determination.
15 Section 45. Inspections. The Department shall inspect a
16licensee's premises at least annually and any time after it
17receives a complaint or notice of a violation.
18 Section 50. Universal donor consent form; non-transplant
19anatomical donation. The Department shall create a universal
20donor consent form that allows a donor, the donor's family, or
21responsible authorizing agent to consent to non-transplant
22anatomical donation.
23 (1) The universal donor consent form shall include:
24 (A) the name of the donor and name of the donor's

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1 family member or responsible authorizing agent, if
2 applicable;
3 (B) the contact information for donor, donor's
4 family, or responsible authorizing agent;
5 (C) the definitions of "education" and "research"
6 as provided in Section 5 of this Act;
7 (D) the specific use consented to by the donor,
8 donor's family, or responsible authorizing agent of
9 the non-transplant anatomical material;
10 (E) uses of non-transplant anatomical material
11 that the donor, donor's family, or responsible
12 authorizing agent does not consent to;
13 (F) the end user or list of end users the donor,
14 donor's family, or authorizing agent consents to;
15 (G) a description of how, if the specific use
16 consented to by the donor, donor's family, or
17 responsible authorizing agent cannot be executed, the
18 donor's family or responsible authorizing agent shall
19 be contacted to execute secondary specific use consent
20 in accordance with the procedure provided in Section
21 60 of this Act;
22 (H) the contact information for the individual
23 with the authority to execute secondary specific use
24 consent;
25 (I) an explanation of how remains would be
26 returned, if applicable;

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1 (J) the name, phone number, and license number for
2 the arranger;
3 (K) a statement that provides the donor, donor's
4 family, or responsible authorizing agent with
5 information regarding who to direct questions to;
6 (L) a statement that the non-transplant anatomical
7 material will be treated with dignity at all times;
8 and
9 (M) a statement that the non-transplant anatomical
10 material may require international export to an end
11 user; and
12 (2) The universal donor consent form shall direct a
13 potential donor, the donor's family, or responsible
14 authorizing agent to websites that:
15 (A) answer frequently asked questions;
16 (B) allow a potential donor, the donor's family,
17 or responsible authorizing agent to verify whether a
18 specific non-transplant anatomical donation
19 organization holds a valid license with the
20 Department; and
21 (C) provide a resource to contact if the donor,
22 the donor's family, or responsible authorizing agent
23 alleges a violation of this Act.
24 Section 55. Specific use.
25 (a) The Department shall establish rules, regarding the

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1donor's, donor's family's, or responsible authorizing agent's
2consented specific use of the non-transplant anatomical
3material, in accordance with the procedures provided for in
4this Section.
5 (b) When the donor, donor's family, or responsible
6authorizing agent consent to the gift of a non-transplant
7anatomical donation, the donor, donor's family, or responsible
8authorizing agent shall be provided the opportunity to consent
9to the specific use of the non-transplant anatomical material.
10 (c) On the universal donor consent form, the donor,
11donor's family, or responsible authorizing agent shall be
12permitted to consent to the non-transplant anatomical donation
13for the following purposes:
14 (1) education purposes, including, but not limited to,
15 the training of new doctors;
16 (2) research purposes, including, but not limited to,
17 military advancements, vehicle safety, specific medical
18 research such as curing a specified ailment held by the
19 donor; or
20 (3) a specific education or research purpose.
21 (d) On the universal donor consent form, the donor,
22donor's family, or responsible authorizing agent shall be
23permitted to specify that the donor, donor's family, or
24responsible authorizing agent does not consent to the
25non-transplant anatomical donation for the following purposes:
26 (1) education purposes, including, but not limited to,

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1 the training of new doctors; or
2 (2) research purposes, including, but not limited to,
3 military advancements, vehicle safety, or specific medical
4 research such as curing a specified ailment held by the
5 donor; or
6 (3) a specific education or research purpose.
7 (e) On the universal donor consent form, the donor,
8donor's family, or responsible authorizing agent shall be
9permitted to specify a primary end user who the donor, donor's
10family, or responsible authorizing agent consents may receive
11the donor's non-transplant anatomical material. The donor,
12donor's family, or responsible authorizing agent shall be
13permitted to specify a secondary end user who the donor,
14donor's family, or responsible authorizing agent consents may
15receive the donor's non-transplant anatomical material if the
16primary end user is unable to accept the non-transplant
17anatomical donation for any reason, including that the primary
18end user cannot satisfy the donor, donor's family, or
19responsible authorizing agent's consented purpose in
20subsections (c) and (d) of this Section.
21 (f) If the specific use, including the consented purpose
22and end user, that the donor, donor's family, or responsible
23authorizing agent has consented to cannot be satisfied for any
24reason, the Department shall establish rules that require a
25licensee under this Act to contact the donor, donor's family,
26or responsible authorizing agent to execute secondary specific

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1use consent in accordance with Section 60 of this Act. At this
2time, the licensee is required to notify the donor's family or
3responsible authorizing agent that if the consented secondary
4specific use cannot be satisfied, the donor's family or
5responsible authorizing agent is responsible for final
6disposition as the donation will not be accepted.
7 (g) If the licensee can honor the secondary specific use
8consented to by the donor's family or responsible authorizing
9agent, the licensee may transfer the non-transplant anatomical
10material to the end user.
11 (h) If the licensee cannot satisfy the secondary specific
12use consented to by the donor's family or responsible
13authorizing agent, the licensee may not transfer the
14non-transplant anatomical material to an end user. The
15licensee shall preserve the decedent's body and no donation
16shall be made.
17 Section 60. Secondary specific use consent.
18 (a) The Department shall establish rules regarding the
19donor's, donor's family's, or responsible authorizing agent's
20secondary specific use consent of the non-transplant
21anatomical material, in accordance with the procedures
22provided for in this Section.
23 (b) If the specific use, including the consented purpose
24and end user, that the donor, donor's family, or responsible
25authorizing agent has consented to cannot be satisfied for any

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1reason, the donor's family or responsible authorizing agent
2shall be given an opportunity from the licensee to provide
3secondary specific use consent.
4 (c) A licensee shall notify the donor's family or
5responsible authorizing agent that the specific use consented
6to in the universal donor consent form cannot be satisfied.
7The licensee may provide the donor's family or responsible
8authorizing agent with options for secondary specific use
9consent based on the current demand for non-transplant
10anatomical material for specific uses and specific end users.
11The licensee may provide the donor's family or responsible
12authorizing agent with the ability to provide secondary
13specific use consent for any education or research purpose to
14any end user. The licensee shall notify the donor's family or
15responsible authorizing agent that if the secondary specific
16use consented to by the donor's family or responsible
17authorizing agent cannot be satisfied, the licensee shall
18preserve the body and no donation shall be made.
19 (d) If the licensee can honor the secondary specific use
20consented to by the donor's family or responsible authorizing
21agent, the licensee may transfer the non-transplant anatomical
22material to the end user.
23 (e) If the licensee cannot satisfy the secondary specific
24use consented to by donor's family or responsible authorizing
25agent, the licensee may not transfer the non-transplant
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1preserve the decedent's body and no donation shall be made.
2 Section 65. Donor records.
3 (a) A non-transplant anatomical donation organization
4shall maintain a legible, reproducible record for each donor
5from whom it releases non-transplant anatomical material for
6at least 10 years after the date of final disposition.
7 (b) To ensure traceability of a non-transplant anatomical
8donation and non-transplant anatomical material, a
9non-transplant anatomical donation organization shall:
10 (1) document each procedure performed on a
11 non-transplant anatomical donation and non-transplant
12 anatomical material related to processing and storing
13 non-transplant anatomical donations and non-transplant
14 anatomical material;
15 (2) for each document created under paragraph (1),
16 include:
17 (A) the donor's unique identifier;
18 (B) the date, time, and location for each
19 procedure completed; and
20 (C) the name of the technician who performed the
21 procedure; and
22 (3) submit or have a contracted funeral home submit
23 information required to register the death of a
24 non-transplant anatomical donation within 7 calendar days
25 after receiving the non-transplant anatomical donation, if

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1 applicable.
2 (c) A donor record shall be:
3 (1) confidential;
4 (2) kept in a location with controlled access;
5 (3) stored in a manner to prevent unauthorized access;
6 and
7 (4) maintained in a manner to preserve the donor
8 record's completeness and accuracy.
9 (d) A donor record shall include at least the following:
10 (1) donor information that includes:
11 (A) the donor's name;
12 (B) the donor's unique identifier;
13 (C) the donor's date of birth and date of death;
14 and
15 (D) the name and contact information of the person
16 responsible for a donor's anatomical gift, if
17 applicable;
18 (2) an executed universal consent form that contains
19 the consented to specific use of the non-transplant
20 anatomical material;
21 (3) a secondary specific use consent, if applicable;
22 (4) a document of authorization, which is a legal
23 record of the gift, to take place postmortem, permitting
24 and defining the scope of the postmortem acquisition and
25 use of non-transplant anatomical material for education
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1 authorizing person;
2 (5) a document of anatomical gift, which is the
3 donor's legal record of the gift of non-transplant
4 anatomical material permitting and defining the scope of
5 the postmortem acquisition and use of non-transplant
6 anatomical material for education and research;
7 (6) an authorization of gift, which must be signed or
8 otherwise recorded by an individual authorized by law to
9 make a gift during the donor's lifetime;
10 (7) the donor's death record;
11 (8) the human remains release form, if applicable;
12 (9) information for a death record, if applicable for
13 transporting human remains into the State;
14 (10) a disposition transit permit, if applicable;
15 (11) a medical examiner's release of information, if
16 applicable;
17 (12) chain of custody documentation;
18 (13) medical records, including:
19 (A) a donor's physical assessment;
20 (B) a risk assessment questionnaire;
21 (C) pathology and laboratory testing and reports;
22 (D) physician summaries, if applicable;
23 (E) transfusion or infusion information, if
24 applicable; and
25 (F) plasma dilution calculations if applicable;
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1 (15) donor eligibility;
2 (16) a donor acceptability assessment;
3 (17) a physical assessment questionnaire;
4 (18) documentation related to distribution;
5 (19) serological results, if applicable;
6 (20) a cremation authorization document;
7 (21) documentation related to non-transplant
8 anatomical material recovery, storage, and distribution
9 activities;
10 (22) final disposition documentation, including all
11 records demonstrating chain of custody; and
12 (23) documentation of the suspected misuse or harm to
13 the donor, if any.
14 (e) A donor's record shall be accessible to:
15 (1) an agent legally authorized to have access, or an
16 individual designated at the time a donor gives consent;
17 (2) an individual appointed by a court or authorized
18 by State law;
19 (3) an individual of a non-transplant anatomical
20 donation organization as identified by policies and
21 procedures;
22 (4) an individual from an approved accrediting body,
23 if applicable; and
24 (5) an individual from the Department or other
25 regulatory agency authorized by State or federal laws or
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1 (f) Except for a donor record that must be maintained for a
2period of 10 years after final disposition, a non-transplant
3anatomical donation organization shall maintain documentation
4required under this Act for at least 3 years after the date of
5the documentation and shall provide copies of the
6documentation to the Department for review upon request.
7 Section 70. Recordkeeping.
8 (a) A licensee shall compile or maintain a record for each
9case in which the licensee acquires a human body, human body
10part, or non-transplant anatomical donation.
11 (b) A record shall contain the following information and
12any additional information required by the Department:
13 (1) documentation that the donor has knowingly
14 consented to the transfer of the human body or human body
15 part, not for use in transplantation, for education,
16 research, or the advancement of medical, dental, or
17 mortuary science in accordance with all applicable laws
18 pertaining to the final disposition of human remains;
19 (2) documentation that the donor has been informed of
20 the obligation of the licensee as to the proper disposal
21 of the human body or human body part;
22 (3) the date and time of the donation or transfer from
23 the donor;
24 (4) the name of the person, including any trade or
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1 body part to the licensee, if applicable;
2 (5) the full name and most recent address of the
3 donor;
4 (6) a description of the human body or human body part
5 being acquired or transferred;
6 (7) the medical history of the donor, including the
7 autopsy report if any autopsy was conducted;
8 (8) the identity and address of each person who has
9 been in possession of the human body or human body part
10 prior to the registrant, including any funeral home,
11 coroner, hospital, organ procurement organization, or
12 tissue bank;
13 (9) documentation of the use and final disposition of
14 each human body or human body part by the licensee;
15 (10) documentation of the name and address of each
16 person to whom the licensee transfers the human body or
17 human body part; and
18 (11) the implementation and maintenance of protocols
19 and materials for procedures to properly screen end users.
20 (c) A licensee shall maintain the following records for 10
21years after the last date of tissue distribution:
22 (1) a copy of recorded consent of the donation
23 authorization;
24 (2) a copy of the donor's death certificate and
25 transit permit issued by the state where the death
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1 (3) a copy of the donor's physical assessment and risk
2 assessment questionnaire;
3 (4) a copy of the donor's serological results, if
4 applicable; and
5 (5) a copy of all documentation relating to tissue
6 recovery, storage, and distribution activities.
7 Section 75. Labeling and packaging.
8 (a) A licensee shall ensure that all human bodies and
9human body parts in the possession of, or transferred by, the
10licensee are labeled and packaged in accordance with this
11Section.
12 (b) Unless the Department specifies otherwise by rule, all
13anatomical material in a licensee's possession shall be
14affixed with a unique identifier. Each body part, organ, or
15tissue of the deceased that is separated from the body shall
16have its own additional identification that corresponds to the
17unique identifier of the deceased.
18 (c) A licensee shall ensure the unique identifier affixed
19to the anatomical materials or the packaging of the anatomical
20materials corresponds to the donor's file, which includes the
21following information:
22 (1) the proper name of the donor;
23 (2) a description of the contents of the package
24 indicating whether it is a human body or human body parts,
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1 (3) the name, address, and license and registration
2 number of the person transferring the human body or human
3 body part;
4 (4) the tissue types of the human body or human body
5 part;
6 (5) the cause of death of the donor, if applicable and
7 known;
8 (6) serological test results, if any results exist;
9 (7) any known infectious disease agents of the human
10 body or human body part;
11 (8) a statement about the use of personal protective
12 equipment and universal precautions when handling a human
13 body or human body part as required by law; and
14 (9) the statement "not for transplantation".
15 (d) Unless the Department specifies otherwise by rule,
16each human body or human body part under this Section shall be
17wrapped and packaged in a manner that:
18 (1) mitigates potential contamination and cross
19 contamination;
20 (2) mitigates potential safety hazards;
21 (3) is sealed to prevent leakage; and
22 (4) ensures the integrity of the human body or human
23 body part.
24 (e) The Department shall enforce the unique identifier
25requirement on all licensees under its jurisdiction that are
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1 Section 80. Final disposition. A licensee shall ensure the
2proper final disposition of a human body, human body part, or
3non-transplant anatomical material, in accordance with
4applicable federal and State law, by:
5 (1) returning the human body, human body part,
6 non-transplant anatomical material, or cremains to the
7 donor's family or responsible authorizing agent of the
8 donor within a time frame designated by the non-transplant
9 anatomical donation organization at the time donation is
10 established;
11 (2) carrying out the final disposition of the human
12 body or human body part as set forth in Section 4 of the
13 Cadaver Act; or
14 (3) if the licensee is releasing the human body or
15 human body part to another institution, contracting with
16 the institution to assume the obligations described in
17 this Act.
18 Section 85. Violations.
19 (a) Any person, entity, officer, or administrator who
20violates a requirement of this Act shall be guilty of a Class 4
21felony.
22 (b) The Department may suspend or revoke the license of
23any licensee found to be in violation of this Act.
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1to alter or falsify any information on a label required under
2Section 75.
3 Section 90. General responsibilities.
4 (a) A licensee shall provide a copy of a renewed
5accreditation to the Department within 30 calendar days after
6the date of issuance.
7 (b) A licensee shall ensure that a non-transplant
8anatomical donation organization facility is in a building
9that provides a separate and designated area for tissue
10recovery.
11 (c) A licensee shall ensure policies and procedures are
12established, documented, and implemented that cover:
13 (1) labeling;
14 (2) packaging, including a packaging insert form that
15 discloses the disease status of tissue to end users;
16 (3) transport;
17 (4) distribution; and
18 (5) final disposition.
19 Section 95. General plant standards; environmental
20services. A licensee shall ensure that a non-transplant
21anatomical donation organization:
22 (1) has preparation rooms that:
23 (A) are maintained in a clean and sanitary
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1 (B) are only used for examining and preparing a
2 non-transplant anatomical donation;
3 (C) contain equipment, instruments, and supplies
4 necessary for examining and preparing a non-transplant
5 anatomical donation and are disinfected or sterilized,
6 as applicable, after each use to protect the health
7 and safety of technicians and personnel members;
8 (D) have sanitary flooring, drainage, and
9 ventilation;
10 (E) have proper and convenient receptacles for
11 refuse, bandages, and all other waste materials; and
12 (F) are thoroughly cleansed and disinfected with a
13 1% solution of chlorinated soda, or other suitable and
14 effective disinfectant, immediately after examining
15 and preparing each non-transplant anatomical material;
16 and
17 (2) has equipment at the non-transplant anatomical
18 donation organization that is:
19 (A) sufficient to support the service;
20 (B) maintained in working condition;
21 (C) maintained in a clean and sanitary condition;
22 (D) used according to the manufacturer's
23 recommendations;
24 (E) if used during an examination or preparation
25 of a non-transplant anatomical donation, cleaned and
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1 (F) if applicable, tested and calibrated according
2 to the manufacturer's recommendations or, if there are
3 no manufacturer's recommendations, according to
4 policies and procedures approved by the Department.
5 Section 100. Transportation standards.
6 (a) If a non-transplant anatomical donation organization
7owns and maintains a vehicle for transporting non-transplant
8anatomical material, an administrator shall ensure that the
9vehicle is:
10 (1) not used for a purpose other than transporting
11 non-transplant anatomical donations and non-transplant
12 anatomical material or conducting non-transplant
13 anatomical donation organization business;
14 (2) only operated by a procurement organization
15 technician or designated individual authorized to
16 transport non-transplant anatomical donations or
17 non-transplant anatomical material;
18 (3) maintained in clean and sanitary condition; and
19 (4) locked and secured at all times during transport
20 of non-transplant anatomical donations or non-transplant
21 anatomical material.
22 (b) If using a vehicle other than the vehicle described
23under subsection (a) for transporting a non-transplant
24anatomical donation or non-transplant anatomical material, an
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1 (1) is properly equipped for the transportation of
2 non-transplant anatomical material;
3 (2) is compliant with all State and federal laws and
4 rules pertaining to transporting humans remains; and
5 (3) if transport is by air, complies with applicable
6 standards established by the International Air Transport
7 Association and Transportation Security Administration.
8 (c) An administrator shall ensure that non-transplant
9anatomical donations and non-transplant anatomical material
10transported into the State have information of death
11documentation prior to transport.
12 Section 105. End user.
13 (a) A licensee shall establish, document, and implement
14policies and procedures to properly screen an end user that
15include:
16 (1) a written request for non-transplant anatomical
17 material, including:
18 (A) the name, address, and affiliation of
19 educators or research institutions accepting
20 responsibility for the acceptance, use, and final
21 disposition of the non-transplant anatomical material;
22 (B) a description of the intended use;
23 (C) the date and the approximate duration of
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1 non-transplant anatomical material will be used and
2 the security measures for the safe and ethical
3 utilization of the venue;
4 (E) an assurance that precautions will be used
5 when handling non-transplant anatomical material;
6 (F) the proposed final disposition of the
7 non-transplant anatomical material;
8 (G) an agreement to comply with the licensee's
9 policies, if applicable;
10 (H) an outline of proposed materials to be
11 disseminated in connection with the use of
12 non-transplant anatomical material, if applicable; and
13 (I) other supporting documentation that is
14 relevant to the request; and
15 (2) the criteria for approving requested
16 non-transplant anatomical material for use, including:
17 (A) the acceptability of the educator and
18 researcher for non-transplant anatomical material
19 utilization;
20 (B) the appropriateness of the intended use;
21 (C) the type of venue in which the non-transplant
22 anatomical material will be used; a licensee shall
23 determine that a hotel or other building held out to
24 the public to be a place where lodging is offered for
25 consideration to travelers and guests is not a
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1 anatomical material.
2 (D) the proposed final disposition of the
3 non-transplant anatomical material, unless returned to
4 the non-transplant anatomical donation organization;
5 and
6 (E) proposed research materials.
7 (b) A licensee shall establish, document, and implement a
8procedure that allows end users to request an exceptional
9release of non-transplant anatomical material.
10 Section 900. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
11Section 5.1015 as follows:
12 (30 ILCS 105/5.1015 new)
13 Sec. 5.1015. The Public Health Licensing Fund.
14 Section 905. The Vital Records Act is amended by changing
15Sections 1 and 21.7 as follows:
16 (410 ILCS 535/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 73-1)
17 Sec. 1. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise
18requires:
19 (1) "Vital records" means records of births, deaths, fetal
20deaths, marriages, dissolution of marriages, and data related
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1collection, preservation, amendment, and certification of
2vital records, and activities related thereto.
3 (3) "Filing" means the presentation of a certificate,
4report, or other record provided for in this Act, of a birth,
5death, fetal death, adoption, marriage, or dissolution of
6marriage, for registration by the Office of Vital Records.
7 (4) "Registration" means the acceptance by the Office of
8Vital Records and the incorporation in its official records of
9certificates, reports, or other records provided for in this
10Act, of births, deaths, fetal deaths, adoptions, marriages, or
11dissolution of marriages.
12 (5) "Live birth" means the complete expulsion or
13extraction from its mother of a product of human conception,
14irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which after such
15separation breathes or shows any other evidence of life such
16as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or
17definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the
18umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached.
19 (6) "Fetal death" means death prior to the complete
20expulsion or extraction from the uterus of a product of human
21conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, and
22which is not due to an abortion as defined in Section 1-10 of
23the Reproductive Health Act. The death is indicated by the
24fact that after such separation the fetus does not breathe or
25show any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart,
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1voluntary muscles.
2 (7) "Dead body" means a lifeless human body or parts of
3such body or bones thereof from the state of which it may
4reasonably be concluded that death has occurred.
5 (8) "Final disposition" means the burial, cremation, or
6other disposition of a dead human body or fetus or parts
7thereof.
8 (9) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice
9medicine in Illinois or any other state.
10 (10) "Institution" means any establishment, public or
11private, which provides in-patient medical, surgical, or
12diagnostic care or treatment, or nursing, custodial, or
13domiciliary care to 2 or more unrelated individuals, or to
14which persons are committed by law.
15 (11) "Department" means the Department of Public Health of
16the State of Illinois.
17 (12) "Director" means the Director of the Illinois
18Department of Public Health.
19 (13) "Licensed health care professional" means a person
20licensed to practice as a physician, advanced practice
21registered nurse, or physician assistant in Illinois or any
22other state.
23 (14) "Licensed mental health professional" means a person
24who is licensed or registered to provide mental health
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1register or grant licenses to persons engaged in the practice
2of providing mental health services in Illinois or any other
3state.
4 (15) "Intersex condition" means a condition in which a
5person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy or
6chromosome pattern that does not fit typical definitions of
7male or female.
8 (16) "Homeless person" means an individual who meets the
9definition of "homeless" under Section 103 of the federal
10McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302) or an
11individual residing in any of the living situations described
12in 42 U.S.C. 11434a(2).
13 (17) "Advanced practice registered nurse" means: (i) an
14advanced practice registered nurse with full practice
15authority; or (ii) an advanced practice registered nurse with
16a collaborative agreement with a physician who has delegated
17the completion of death certificates.
18 (18) "Certifying health care professional" means a
19physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
20registered nurse.
21 (19) "Physician assistant" means a physician assistant who
22practices in accordance with a written collaborative agreement
23that includes the completion of death certificates.
24 (20) "Unique identifier" means providing the deceased with
25individual identification, through tagging, numbering, QR
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1dead body, the body bag, and any body part, organ, or tissue
2separated from the deceased to be used in non-transplant
3anatomical donation in order to prevent misidentification of
4human remains as described in the Consensual Non-Transplant
5Donation Regulation Act.
6(Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; 102-257, eff. 1-1-22;
7102-844, eff. 1-1-23.)
8 (410 ILCS 535/21.7)
9 Sec. 21.7. Temporary removal of a dead body. No permit for
10transportation signed by the local registrar is required prior
11to transporting a dead human body out of the State of Illinois,
12at the direction of a federally designated organ procurement
13organization, for the purpose of organ or tissue donation. The
14dead human body being transported for the purpose of organ or
15tissue donation shall be accompanied by a self-issued permit
16in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Public
17Health. The dead human body being transported shall have the
18deceased's unique identifier affixed to the deceased, the body
19bag, and any body part, organ, or tissue separated from the
20deceased to be used in non-transplant anatomical donation.
21This self-issued permit shall be completed by an
22Illinois-licensed funeral director and embalmer or
23Illinois-licensed funeral director and shall serve as
24notification to the county medical examiner or coroner of the
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1dead human body is being transported out of Illinois for a
2period not to exceed 36 hours. This Section applies only to
3instances in which the dead human body is to be returned to
4Illinois prior to disposition. This Section does not affect
5any rights or responsibilities held by county medical
6examiners or coroners under the Local Governmental and
7Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act. The Department of
8Public Health shall adopt rules to implement this Section.
9(Source: P.A. 99-262, eff. 1-1-16.)
10 Section 910. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
11changing Section 6-117 as follows:
12 (625 ILCS 5/6-117) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-117)
13 Sec. 6-117. Records to be kept by the Secretary of State.
14 (a) The Secretary of State shall file every application
15for a license or permit accepted under this Chapter, and shall
16maintain suitable indexes thereof. The records of the
17Secretary of State shall indicate the action taken with
18respect to such applications.
19 (b) The Secretary of State shall maintain appropriate
20records of all licenses and permits refused, cancelled,
21disqualified, revoked, or suspended and of the revocation,
22suspension, and disqualification of driving privileges of
23persons not licensed under this Chapter, and such records
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1 (c) The Secretary of State shall maintain appropriate
2records of convictions reported under this Chapter. Records of
3conviction may be maintained in a computer processible medium.
4 (d) The Secretary of State may also maintain appropriate
5records of any crash reports received.
6 (e) The Secretary of State shall also maintain appropriate
7records of any disposition of supervision or records relative
8to a driver's referral to a driver remedial or rehabilitative
9program, as required by the Secretary of State or the courts.
10Such records shall only be available for use by the Secretary,
11the driver licensing administrator of any other state, law
12enforcement agencies, the courts, and the affected driver or,
13upon proper verification, such affected driver's attorney.
14 (f) The Secretary of State shall also maintain or contract
15to maintain appropriate records of all photographs and
16signatures obtained in the process of issuing any driver's
17license, permit, or identification card. The record shall be
18confidential and shall not be disclosed except to those
19entities listed under Section 6-110.1 of this Code.
20 (g) The Secretary of State may establish a First Person
21Consent organ and tissue donor registry in compliance with
22subsection (b-1) of Section 5-20 of the Illinois Anatomical
23Gift Act, as follows:
24 (1) The Secretary shall offer, to each applicant for
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1 opportunity to have his or her name included in the First
2 Person Consent organ and tissue donor registry. The
3 Secretary must advise the applicant or licensee that he or
4 she is under no compulsion to have his or her name included
5 in the registry. An individual who agrees to having his or
6 her name included in the First Person Consent organ and
7 tissue donor registry has given full legal consent to the
8 donation of any of his or her organs or tissue upon his or
9 her death. A brochure explaining this method of executing
10 an anatomical gift must be given to each applicant for
11 issuance or renewal of a driver's license or
12 identification card. The brochure must advise the
13 applicant or licensee (i) that he or she is under no
14 compulsion to have his or her name included in this
15 registry and (ii) that he or she may wish to consult with
16 family, friends, or clergy before doing so.
17 (2) The Secretary of State may establish additional
18 methods by which an individual may have his or her name
19 included in the First Person Consent organ and tissue
20 donor registry.
21 (2.5) Not later than 2 years after the effective date
22 of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the
23 Secretary of State shall provide each applicant under this
24 Section the universal donor consent form established by
25 the Department of Public Health in Section 50 of the
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1 (3) When an individual has agreed to have his or her
2 name included in the First Person Consent organ and tissue
3 donor registry, the Secretary of State shall note that
4 agreement in the First Person consent organ and tissue
5 donor registry. Representatives of federally designated
6 organ procurement agencies and tissue banks and the
7 offices of Illinois county coroners and medical examiners
8 may inquire of the Secretary of State whether a potential
9 organ donor's name is included in the First Person Consent
10 organ and tissue donor registry, and the Secretary of
11 State may provide that information to the representative.
12 (4) An individual may withdraw his or her consent to
13 be listed in the First Person Consent organ and tissue
14 donor registry maintained by the Secretary of State by
15 notifying the Secretary of State in writing, or by any
16 other means approved by the Secretary, of the individual's
17 decision to have his or her name removed from the
18 registry.
19 (5) The Secretary of State may undertake additional
20 efforts, including education and awareness activities, to
21 promote organ and tissue donation.
22 (6) In the absence of gross negligence or willful
23 misconduct, the Secretary of State and his or her
24 employees are immune from any civil or criminal liability
25 in connection with an individual's consent to be listed in
26 the organ and tissue donor registry.

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1(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)
2 Section 915. The Illinois Anatomical Gift Act is amended
3by changing Sections 1-10, 5-5, 5-12, 5-20, 5-25, 5-27, and
45-47 and by adding Section 5-6 as follows:
5 (755 ILCS 50/1-10) (was 755 ILCS 50/2)
6 Sec. 1-10. Definitions. In this Act:
7 "Close friend" means any person 18 years of age or older
8who has exhibited special care and concern for the decedent
9and who presents an affidavit to the decedent's attending
10physician, or the hospital administrator or his or her
11designated representative, stating that he or she (i) was a
12close friend of the decedent, (ii) is willing and able to
13authorize the donation, and (iii) maintained such regular
14contact with the decedent as to be familiar with the
15decedent's health and social history, and religious and moral
16beliefs. The affidavit must also state facts and circumstances
17that demonstrate that familiarity.
18 "Death" means, for the purposes of the Act, when,
19according to accepted medical standards, there is (i) an
20irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory
21functions; or (ii) an irreversible cessation of all functions
22of the entire brain, including the brain stem.
23 "Decedent" means a deceased individual and includes a
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1 "Disinterested witness" means a witness other than the
2spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandchild, grandparent, or
3guardian of the individual who makes, amends, revokes, or
4refuses to make an anatomical gift, or another adult who
5exhibited special care and concern for the individual. The
6term does not include a person to whom an anatomical gift could
7pass under Section 5-12.
8 "Document of gift" means a donor card or other record used
9to make an anatomical gift. The term includes a donor
10registry.
11 "Donee" means the individual designated by the donor as
12the intended recipient or an entity which receives the
13anatomical gift, including, but not limited to, a hospital; an
14accredited medical school, dental school, college, or
15university; an organ procurement organization; an eye bank; a
16tissue bank; for research or education, a non-transplant
17anatomic bank; or other appropriate person.
18 "Donor" means an individual whose body or part is the
19subject of an anatomical gift.
20 "Hospital" means a hospital licensed, accredited or
21approved under the laws of any state; and includes a hospital
22operated by the United States government, a state, or a
23subdivision thereof, although not required to be licensed
24under state laws.
25 "Non-transplant anatomic bank" means any facility or
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1accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks and
2that is involved in procuring, furnishing, or distributing
3whole bodies or parts for the purpose of medical education.
4For purposes of this Section, a non-transplant anatomic bank
5operating under the auspices of a hospital, accredited medical
6school, dental school, college or university, or federally
7designated organ procurement organization is not required to
8be accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks.
9 "Non-transplant anatomical donation organization" means an
10entity that is licensed under the Consensual Non-Transplant
11Donation Regulation Act to engage in the recovery, screening,
12testing, processing, distribution, or storage of human bodies
13or body parts for purposes of education, research, or the
14advancement of medical, dental, or mortuary science.
15 "Organ" means a human kidney, liver, heart, lung,
16pancreas, small bowel, or other transplantable vascular body
17part as determined by the Organ Procurement and
18Transplantation Network, as periodically selected by the U.S.
19Department of Health and Human Services.
20 "Organ procurement organization" means the organ
21procurement organization designated by the Secretary of the
22U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for the service
23area in which a hospital is located, or the organ procurement
24organization for which the Secretary of the U.S. Department of
25Health and Human Services has granted the hospital a waiver
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1 "Part" means organs, tissues, eyes, bones, arteries,
2blood, other fluids and any other portions of a human body.
3 "Person" means an individual, corporation, government or
4governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate,
5trust, partnership or association or any other legal entity.
6 "Physician" or "surgeon" means a physician or surgeon
7licensed or authorized to practice medicine in all of its
8branches under the laws of any state.
9 "Procurement organization" means an organ procurement
10organization or a tissue bank.
11 "Reasonably available for the giving of consent or
12refusal" means being able to be contacted by a procurement
13organization without undue effort and being willing and able
14to act in a timely manner consistent with existing medical
15criteria necessary for the making of an anatomical gift.
16 "Recipient" means an individual into whose body a donor's
17part has been or is intended to be transplanted.
18 "State" includes any state, district, commonwealth,
19territory, insular possession, and any other area subject to
20the legislative authority of the United States of America.
21 "Technician" means an individual trained and certified to
22remove tissue, by a recognized medical training institution in
23the State of Illinois.
24 "Tissue" means eyes, bones, heart valves, veins, skin, and
25any other portions of a human body excluding blood, blood
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1 "Tissue bank" means any facility or program operating in
2Illinois that is accredited by the American Association of
3Tissue Banks, the Eye Bank Association of America, or the
4Association of Organ Procurement Organizations and is involved
5in procuring, furnishing, donating, or distributing corneas,
6bones, or other human tissue for the purpose of injecting,
7transfusing, or transplanting any of them into the human body
8or for the purpose of research or education. "Tissue bank"
9does not include a licensed blood bank. For the purposes of
10this Act, "tissue" does not include organs or blood or blood
11products.
12(Source: P.A. 98-172, eff. 1-1-14; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
13 (755 ILCS 50/5-5) (was 755 ILCS 50/3)
14 Sec. 5-5. Persons who may execute an anatomical gift.
15 (a) An anatomical gift of a donor's body or part that is to
16be carried out upon the donor's death may be made during the
17life of the donor for the purpose of transplantation, therapy,
18research, or education by:
19 (1) the donor, if the donor is an adult, an
20 emancipated minor, or 16 or 17 years of age and registered
21 in the First Person Consent organ and tissue donor
22 registry under subsection (g) of Section 6-117 of the
23 Illinois Vehicle Code if the First Person Consent was
24 executed prior to 2 years after the effective date of this
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1 (1.5) the donor, if the donor is an adult, an
2 emancipated minor, or 16 or 17 years of age and registered
3 in the First Person Consent organ and tissue donor
4 registry under subsection (g) of Section 6-117 of the
5 Illinois Vehicle Code and executed the universal donor
6 consent form in accordance with Section 50 of the
7 Consensual Non-Transplant Donation Regulation Act, if the
8 First Person Consent was executed later than 2 years after
9 the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd
10 General Assembly;
11 (2) an agent of the donor, unless the power of
12 attorney for health care or other record prohibits the
13 agent from making an anatomical gift;
14 (3) a parent of the donor, if the donor is an
15 unemancipated minor; or
16 (4) the donor's guardian.
17 (b) If no gift has been executed under subsection (a), an
18anatomical gift of a decedent's body or part for the purpose of
19transplantation, therapy, research, or education may be made
20at the time of the decedent's death, or when death is imminent,
21by a member of the following classes of persons who is
22reasonably available for the giving of authorization or
23refusal, in the order of priority listed, when persons in
24prior classes are not available for the giving of
25authorization or refusal and in the absence of actual notice
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1 (1) an individual acting as the decedent's agent under
2 a power of attorney for health care;
3 (2) the guardian of the person of the decedent;
4 (3) the spouse or civil union partner of the decedent;
5 (4) an adult child of the decedent;
6 (5) a parent of the decedent;
7 (6) an adult sibling of the decedent;
8 (7) an adult grandchild of the decedent;
9 (8) a grandparent of the decedent;
10 (9) a close friend of the decedent;
11 (10) the guardian of the estate of the decedent; and
12 (11) any other person authorized or under legal
13 obligation to dispose of the body.
14 (b-5) If there is more than one member of a class listed in
15item (2), (4), (5), (6), or (7) of subsection (b) of this
16Section entitled to make an anatomical gift, an anatomical
17gift may be made by a member of the class unless that member or
18a person to which the gift may pass under Section 5-12 knows of
19an objection by another member of the class. If an objection is
20known, the gift may be made only by a majority of the members
21of the class who are reasonably available for the giving of
22authorization or refusal.
23 (b-10) A person may not make an anatomical gift if, at the
24time of the decedent's death, a person in a higher priority
25class under subsection (b) of this Section is reasonably
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1 (c) A gift of all or part of a body authorizes any blood or
2tissue test or minimally invasive examination necessary to
3assure medical acceptability of the gift for the purposes
4intended. The hospital shall, to the extent possible and in
5accordance with any agreement with the organ procurement
6organization, non-transplant anatomical donation
7organization, or tissue bank, take measures necessary to
8maintain the medical suitability of the part until the
9procurement organization has had the opportunity to advise the
10applicable persons as set forth in this Act of the option to
11make an anatomical gift or has ascertained that the individual
12expressed a contrary intent and has so informed the hospital.
13The results of tests and examinations under this subsection
14shall be used or disclosed only for purposes of evaluating
15medical suitability for donation, to facilitate the donation
16process, and as required or permitted by existing law.
17 (d) The rights of the donee created by the gift are
18paramount to the rights of others except as provided by
19Section 5-45(d).
20 (e) If no gift has been executed under this Act, then no
21part of the decedent's body may be used for any purpose
22specified in this Act.
23(Source: P.A. 100-41, eff. 1-1-18.)
24 (755 ILCS 50/5-6 new)
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1the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General
2Assembly, the execution of a gift under this Act shall be
3accompanied by the universal donor consent form provided for
4in Section 50 of the Consensual Non-Transplant Donation
5Regulation Act to consent to non-transplant anatomical
6donation.
7 (755 ILCS 50/5-12)
8 Sec. 5-12. Persons who may receive an anatomical gift;
9purpose of anatomical gift.
10 (a) An anatomical gift may be made to the following
11persons named in the document of gift:
12 (1) for research or education, a hospital; an
13 accredited medical school, dental school, college, or
14 university; an organ procurement organization; or other
15 appropriate person;
16 (2) subject to subsection (b) of this Section, an
17 individual designated by the person making the anatomical
18 gift if the individual is the recipient of the part;
19 (3) an eye bank or tissue bank; or
20 (4) for research or education, a non-transplant
21 anatomical donation organization licensed by the
22 Department of Public Health anatomic bank.
23 (b) If an anatomical gift to an individual under item (2)
24of subsection (a) of this Section cannot be transplanted into
25the individual, the part passes in accordance with subsection

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1(g) of this Section unless there is an express, contrary
2indication by the person making the anatomical gift or the
3universal donor consent form provides the contrary indication.
4 (c) If an anatomical gift of one or more specific parts or
5of all parts is made in a document of gift that does not name a
6person described in subsection (a) of this Section, but
7identifies the purpose for which an anatomical gift may be
8used, the following rules apply:
9 (1) If the part is an eye and the gift is for the
10 purpose of transplantation or therapy, the gift passes to
11 the appropriate eye bank.
12 (2) If the part is tissue and the gift is for the
13 purpose of transplantation or therapy, the gift passes to
14 the appropriate tissue bank.
15 (3) If the part is an organ and the gift is for the
16 purpose of transplantation or therapy, the gift passes to
17 the appropriate organ procurement organization as
18 custodian of the organ.
19 (4) If the part is an organ, an eye, or tissue and the
20 gift is for the purpose of research or education, the gift
21 passes to the appropriate non-transplant anatomical
22 donation organization procurement organization.
23 (d) For the purpose of subsection (c) of this Section, if
24there is more than one purpose of an anatomical gift set forth
25in the document of gift but the purposes are not set forth in
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1transplantation or therapy, the gift may be used for research
2or education, provided that the universal donor consent form
3does not stipulate a purpose to the contrary.
4 (e) If an anatomical gift of one or more specific parts is
5made in a document of gift that does not name a person
6described in subsection (a) of this Section and does not
7identify the purpose of the gift, the gift may be used only for
8transplantation or therapy or research, and the gift passes in
9accordance with subsection (g) of this Section.
10 (f) If a document of gift specifies only a general intent
11to make an anatomical gift by words such as "donor", "organ
12donor", or "body donor", or by a symbol or statement of similar
13import, the gift may be used only for transplantation or
14therapy or research, and the gift passes in accordance with
15subsection (g) of this Section.
16 (g) For purposes of subsections (b), (e), and (f) of this
17Section, the following rules apply:
18 (1) If the part is an eye, the gift passes to the
19 appropriate eye bank.
20 (2) If the part is tissue, the gift passes to the
21 appropriate tissue bank.
22 (3) If the part is an organ, the gift passes to the
23 appropriate organ procurement organization or
24 non-transplant anatomical donation organization as
25 custodian of the organ.
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1therapy, other than an anatomical gift under item (2) of
2subsection (a) of this Section, passes to the organ
3procurement organization as custodian of the organ.
4 (i) If an anatomical gift does not pass under this Section
5or the decedent's body or part is not used for
6transplantation, therapy, research, or education, custody of
7the body or part passes to the person under obligation to
8dispose of the body or part.
9 (j) A person may not accept an anatomical gift if the
10person knows that the gift was not effectively made under
11Section 5-5 or subsection (e) or (e-5) of Section 5-20 or if
12the person knows that the decedent made a refusal under
13Section 5-43 that was not revoked.
14 (k) Except as otherwise provided in item (2) of subsection
15(a) of this Section, nothing in this Act affects the
16allocation of organs for transplantation or therapy.
17(Source: P.A. 98-172, eff. 1-1-14.)
18 (755 ILCS 50/5-20) (was 755 ILCS 50/5)
19 Sec. 5-20. Manner of executing anatomical gifts.
20 (a) A donor may make an anatomical gift:
21 (1) by authorizing a statement or symbol indicating
22 that the donor has made an anatomical gift to be imprinted
23 on the donor's driver's license or identification card;
24 (2) in a will;
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1 by any form of communication addressed to at least 2
2 adults, at least one of whom is a disinterested witness;
3 or
4 (4) as provided in subsection (b) and (b-1) of this
5 Section.
6 (b) A donor or other person authorized to make an
7anatomical gift under subsection (a) of Section 5-5 may make a
8gift by a donor card or other record signed by the donor or
9other person making the gift or by authorizing that a
10statement or symbol indicating that the donor has made an
11anatomical gift be included on a donor registry. If the donor
12or other person is physically unable to sign a record, the
13record may be signed by another individual at the direction of
14the donor or other person and must:
15 (1) be witnessed by at least 2 adults, at least one of
16 whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the
17 request of the donor or the other person; and
18 (2) state that it has been signed and witnessed as
19 provided in paragraph (1) of this subsection (b).
20 (b-1) A gift under Section 5-5 (a) may also be made by an
21individual consenting to have his or her name included in the
22First Person Consent organ and tissue donor registry
23maintained by the Secretary of State under Section 6-117 of
24the Illinois Vehicle Code. An individual's consent to have his
25or her name included in the First Person Consent organ and
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1donation of any of his or her organs or tissue for purposes of
2transplantation, therapy, or research. Consenting to be
3included in the First Person Consent organ and tissue donor
4registry is effective without regard to the presence or
5signature of witnesses.
6 (b-5) Revocation, suspension, expiration, or cancellation
7of a driver's license or identification card upon which an
8anatomical gift is indicated does not invalidate the gift.
9 (b-7) Not later than 2 years after the effective date of
10this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the
11Secretary of State shall provide all donors with the universal
12donor consent form in accordance with Section 6-117 of the
13Illinois Vehicle Code.
14 (b-10) An anatomical gift made by will takes effect upon
15the donor's death whether or not the will is probated.
16Invalidation of the will after the donor's death does not
17invalidate the gift.
18 (c) The anatomical gift may be made to a specified donee or
19without specifying a donee. If the gift is made to a specified
20donee who is not available at the time and place of death, then
21if made for the purpose of transplantation, it shall be
22effectuated in accordance with Section 5-25.
23 (d) The donee or other person authorized to accept the
24gift pursuant to Section 5-12 may employ or authorize any
25qualified technician, surgeon, or physician to perform the
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1 (e) A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under
2subsection (b) of Section 5-5 may make an anatomical gift by a
3document of gift signed by the person making the gift or by
4that person's oral communication that is electronically
5recorded or is contemporaneously reduced to a record and
6signed by the individual receiving the oral communication.
7 (e-5) An anatomical gift by a person authorized under
8subsection (b) of Section 5-5 may be amended or revoked orally
9or in a record by a member of a prior class who is reasonably
10available for the giving of authorization or refusal. If more
11than one member of the prior class is reasonably available for
12the giving of authorization or refusal, the gift made by a
13person authorized under subsection (b) of Section 5-5 may be:
14 (1) amended only if a majority of the class members
15 reasonably available for the giving of authorization or
16 refusal agree to the amending of the gift; or
17 (2) revoked only if a majority of the class members
18 reasonably available for the giving of authorization or
19 refusal agree to the revoking of the gift or if they are
20 equally divided as to whether to revoke the gift.
21 (e-10) A revocation under subsection (e-5) is effective
22only if, before an incision has been made to remove a part from
23the donor's body or before invasive procedures have been
24commenced to prepare the recipient, the procurement
25organization, non-transplant anatomic bank, transplant
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1 (f) When there is a suitable candidate for organ donation
2and a donation or consent to donate has not yet been given,
3procedures to preserve the decedent's body for possible organ
4and tissue donation may be implemented under the authorization
5of the applicable organ procurement organization, at its own
6expense, prior to making a donation request pursuant to
7Section 5-25. If the organ procurement organization does not
8locate a person authorized to consent to donation or consent
9to donation is denied, then procedures to preserve the
10decedent's body shall be ceased and no donation shall be made.
11The organ procurement organization shall respect the religious
12tenets of the decedent, if known, such as a pause after death,
13before initiating preservation services. Nothing in this
14Section shall be construed to authorize interference with the
15coroner in carrying out an investigation or autopsy.
16(Source: P.A. 100-41, eff. 1-1-18.)
17 (755 ILCS 50/5-25)
18 Sec. 5-25. Notification; authorization.
19 (a) Each hospital in this State shall enter into
20agreements or affiliations with procurement organizations for
21coordination of procurement and use of anatomical gifts.
22Within 2 years after the effective date of this amendatory
23Act, each hospital in the State shall enter into agreements or
24affiliations with non-transplant anatomical donation
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1the purposes of coordinating non-transplant anatomical
2donations.
3 (b) Hospitals shall proceed in accordance with the
4applicable requirements of 42 CFR 482.45 or any successor
5provisions of federal statute or regulation, as may be amended
6from time to time, with regard to collaboration with
7procurement organizations to facilitate organ, tissue, and eye
8donation.
9 In making a request for organ or tissue donation, the
10hospital or the hospital's federally designated organ
11procurement organization or tissue bank shall request any of
12the persons, in the order of priority stated in items (1)
13through (11) below, when persons in prior classes are not
14available and in the absence of (i) actual notice of contrary
15intentions by the decedent, (ii) actual notice of opposition
16by any member within the same priority class, and (iii) reason
17to believe that an anatomical gift is contrary to the
18decedent's religious beliefs, to authorize the gift of all or
19any part of the decedent's body for any purpose specified in
20Section 5-12:
21 (1) an individual acting as the decedent's agent under
22 a power of attorney for health care;
23 (2) the guardian of the person of the decedent;
24 (3) the spouse or civil union partner of the decedent;
25 (4) an adult child of the decedent;
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1 (6) an adult sibling of the decedent;
2 (7) an adult grandchild of the decedent;
3 (8) a grandparent of the decedent;
4 (9) a close friend of the decedent;
5 (10) the guardian of the estate of the decedent; and
6 (11) any other person authorized or under legal
7 obligation to dispose of the body.
8 (c) (Blank).
9 (d) (Blank).
10(Source: P.A. 98-172, eff. 1-1-14.)
11 (755 ILCS 50/5-27) (was 755 ILCS 60/3.5)
12 Sec. 5-27. Notification of patient; family rights and
13options after circulatory death.
14 (a) In this Section, "donation after circulatory death"
15means the donation of organs from a patient whose death is
16declared based upon cardiopulmonary, and not neurological,
17criteria, following the implementation of the decision to
18withdraw life support.
19 (b) If (i) a potential organ donor, or an individual given
20authority under subsection (b) of Section 5-25 to consent to
21an organ donation, expresses an interest in organ donation,
22(ii) there has not been a certification of brain death for the
23potential donor, and (iii) the potential donor is a patient at
24a hospital that does not allow donation after circulatory
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1the patient or the individual given authority to consent to
2organ donation that the hospital does not allow donation after
3circulatory death.
4 (c) In addition to providing oral notification, the organ
5procurement organization shall develop a written form that
6indicates to the patient or the individual given authority to
7consent to organ donation, at a minimum, the following
8information:
9 (1) That the patient or the individual given authority
10 to consent to organ donation has received literature and
11 has been counseled by (representative's name) of the
12 (organ procurement organization name).
13 (2) That all organ donation options have been
14 explained to the patient or the individual given authority
15 to consent to organ donation, including the option of
16 donation after circulatory death.
17 (3) That the patient or the individual given authority
18 to consent to organ donation is aware that the hospital
19 where the potential donor is a patient does not allow
20 donation after circulatory death.
21 (4) That the patient or the individual given authority
22 to consent to organ donation has been informed of the
23 right to request a patient transfer to a facility allowing
24 donation after circulatory death.
25 (5) That the patient or the individual given authority
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1 hospital that will allow donation after circulatory death
2 and will accept a patient transfer for the purpose of
3 donation after circulatory death; and that the cost of
4 transferring the patient to that other hospital will be
5 covered by the organ procurement organization, with no
6 additional cost to the patient or the individual given
7 authority to consent to organ donation.
8 The form required under this subsection must include a
9place for the signatures of the patient or the individual
10given authority to consent to organ donation and the
11representative of the organ procurement organization and space
12to provide the date that the form was signed.
13 (d) Within 2 years after the effective date of this
14amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, if the potential
15donor's gift is for the purpose of research or education, the
16patient or the individual given authority to consent to organ
17donation shall be provided the universal donor consent form.
18(Source: P.A. 98-172, eff. 1-1-14.)
19 (755 ILCS 50/5-47)
20 Sec. 5-47. Rights and duties of procurement organizations
21and others.
22 (a) When a hospital refers an individual at or near death
23to a procurement organization, the organization shall make a
24reasonable search of the records of the Secretary of State and
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1area in which the individual resides to ascertain whether the
2individual has made an anatomical gift.
3 (b) A procurement organization shall be allowed reasonable
4access to information in the records of the Secretary of State
5to ascertain whether an individual at or near death is a donor.
6If the individual is a donor who is an unemancipated minor, the
7procurement organization shall conduct a reasonable search for
8a parent or guardian of the donor and shall provide the parent
9or guardian with an opportunity to amend or revoke the
10anatomical gift of the donor's body.
11 (c) Unless prohibited by law other than this Act, at any
12time after a donor's death, the person to which a part passes
13under Section 5-12 may conduct any reasonable examination
14necessary to ensure the medical suitability of the body or
15part for its intended purpose.
16 (d) Unless prohibited by law other than this Act, an
17examination under subsection (c) may include an examination of
18all medical and dental records of the donor or prospective
19donor.
20 (e) Upon referral by a hospital under subsection (a) of
21this Section, a procurement organization shall make a
22reasonable search for any person listed in subsection (b) of
23Section 5-5 having priority to make an anatomical gift on
24behalf of a prospective donor. If a procurement organization
25receives information that an anatomical gift to any other
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1the other person of all relevant information.
2 (f) Subject to subsection (i) of Section 5-12, the rights
3of the person to which a part passes under Section 5-12 are
4superior to the rights of all others with respect to the part.
5The person may accept or reject an anatomical gift in whole or
6in part. Subject to the terms of the document of gift and this
7Act, a person who accepts an anatomical gift of an entire body
8may allow embalming, burial or cremation, and use of remains
9in a funeral service. If the gift is of a part, the person to
10which the part passes under Section 5-12, upon the death of the
11donor and before embalming, burial, or cremation, shall cause
12the part to be removed without unnecessary mutilation.
13 (g) Neither the physician who attends the decedent at
14death nor the physician who determines the time of the
15decedent's death may participate in the procedures for
16removing or transplanting a part from the decedent.
17 (h) A physician or technician may remove a donated part
18from the body of a donor that the physician or technician is
19qualified to remove.
20 (i) Not later than July 1, 2020, the Secretary of State
21shall create a database consisting of all individuals who have
22consented to having their names included in the First Person
23Consent organ and tissue donor registry maintained by the
24Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6-117 of the Illinois
25Vehicle Code. This database shall include identifying
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1the individual's name, address, gender, date of birth,
2driver's license or identification card number, social
3security number only if the donor does not have a driver's
4license or identification card number, and date of consent to
5join the registry. The Secretary of State shall update the
6database not less often than every 7 days. Upon executing a
7data access agreement with the Secretary of State, an organ
8procurement organization, as defined in this Act, providing
9services in the State of Illinois shall be granted online
10access to the database for the purpose of determining whether
11a potential organ and tissue donor is included in the First
12Person Consent organ and tissue donor registry.
13 (j) Not later than 2 years after the effective date of this
14amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the Department
15of Public Health shall create a database consisting of all
16universal donor consent forms.
17 The organ procurement organization shall indemnify and
18hold harmless the State of Illinois, its officials, and
19employees for any judgments, assessments, damages, fines,
20fees, and legal costs arising out of the acts, omissions,
21decisions, or other conduct of the organ procurement
22organization and its officials, employees, and agents in the
23use of the database.
24(Source: P.A. 100-41, eff. 1-1-18; 101-179, eff. 1-1-20.)
25 Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
26becoming law.

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