Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for EO2027

Contains a preamble concerning COVID-19, the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamations declaring all counties in the State of Illinois as a disaster area, and other matters. Pursuant to the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, orders the following for the duration of the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamations: (1) the requirement for blood and urine analysis in certain circumstances to test for the presence of drugs and alcohol under Section 3-3013 of the Counties Code is suspended only for a death where the decedent was not attended by a licensed physician if the decedent tested positive for COVID-19 or presents classic symptoms of COVID-19 and has been tested for COVID-19 with results pending; all other conditions of Section 3-3013 remain in effect; (2) subsection (a) of Section 20 of the Disposition of Remains of the Indigent Act, requiring a qualified medical science institution to hold certain cadavers for 30 days after receipt from the State facility, is suspended for cadavers testing positive for COVID-19 if the institution holds the indigent cadaver for at least 15 days; (3) subsections (c) through (f) of Section 15 of the Disposition of Remains of the Indigent Act, requiring the director of any State facility in custody of an unclaimed cadaver to donate the cadaver to a qualified medical science institution for use in the advancement of medical science, is suspended for cadavers testing positive for COVID-19; directors shall continue to make reasonable efforts to contact a family member or person responsible for the disposition of remains and must also maintain the 72-hour statutory wait period. Provides that the provisions of this Executive Order are severable.

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