102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB3163

 

Introduced 1/12/2022, by Sen. Rachelle Crowe

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
410 ILCS 535/17.5 new

    Amends the Vital Records Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to issue a certified copy of a certificate of birth with the identity of the certifying health care professional redacted only upon the specific written request by the person to whom the certificate of birth relates if he or she is of legal age, or by his or her parent or legal guardian or representative if he or she is not of legal age. Provides that no other name or information may be redacted. Provides that the issuance of a certified copy of a certificate of birth shall not constitute the establishment of a new certificate of birth or an amended certificate of birth under specified provisions. Provides that issuance of a certified copy of a certificate of birth under the provisions is subject to all other requirements regarding the issuance of certificates of birth under the Act. Allows the Department to adopt any rules necessary to implement the provisions.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Vital Records Act is amended by adding
5Section 17.5 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 535/17.5 new)
7    Sec. 17.5. Certificates of birth; redaction of certifying
8health care professional.
9    (a) The Department shall issue a certified copy of a
10certificate of birth with the identity of the certifying
11health care professional, as defined in Section 1, redacted
12only upon the specific written request by:
13        (1) the person to whom the certificate of birth
14    relates if he or she is of legal age;
15        (2) the person described in paragraph (1)'s parent or
16    legal guardian; or
17        (3) the person described in paragraph (1)'s
18    representative if he or she is not of legal age.
19    (b) No name or information other than that listed in
20subsection (a) may be redacted.
21    (c) The issuance of a certified copy of a certificate of
22birth shall not constitute the establishment of a new
23certificate of birth under Section 17 or an amended

 

 

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1certificate of birth under Section 22. Issuance of a certified
2copy of a certificate of birth under this Section is subject to
3all other requirements regarding the issuance of certificates
4of birth under this Act.
5    (d) The Department may adopt any rules necessary to
6implement the provisions of this Section.