Chapter 410 — PUBLIC HEALTH

(410 ILCS 18/11.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 11.5. License revocation or suspension; surrender of license. (a) (Blank). (b) Upon the revocation or suspension of a license issued under this Act, the licensee must immediately surrender the license t…

(410 ILCS 18/12) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 12. Surrender of license; effect on licensee's liability. A licensee may surrender a license issued under this Act by delivering to the Comptroller a written notice stating that the licensee thereby surre…

(410 ILCS 18/13) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 13. License; display; transfer; duration. (a) Every license issued under this Act must state the number of the license, the business name and address of the licensee's principal place of business, and the…

(410 ILCS 18/14) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 14. Display of cremation device permit. A crematory authority must conspicuously display in its place of business the operating permit issued to its cremation device by the Illinois Environmental Protecti…

(410 ILCS 18/15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 15. Authorizing agent. The priority of the person or persons who have the right to serve as the authorizing agent for cremation is in the same priority as provided for in Section 5 of the Disposition of R…

(410 ILCS 18/19) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 19. Cremation only in crematory. An individual or a person, cemetery, funeral establishment, corporation, partnership, joint venture, voluntary organization, or other entity may cremate human remains only…

(410 ILCS 18/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 20. Authorization to cremate. (a) A crematory authority shall not cremate human remains until it has received all of the following: (1) A cremation authorization form signed, in either paper or electronic…

(410 ILCS 18/22) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 22. Performance of cremation service; training. A person may not perform a cremation service in this State unless he or she has completed training in performing cremation services and received certificati…

(410 ILCS 18/25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 25. Recordkeeping. (a) The crematory authority shall furnish to the person who delivers human remains to the crematory authority a receipt signed, in either paper or electronic format, at the time of deli…

(410 ILCS 18/30) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 30. Cremation containers. (a) No crematory authority shall make or enforce any rules requiring that any human remains be placed in a casket before cremation or that human remains be cremated in a casket. …

(410 ILCS 18/35) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 35. Cremation procedures. (a) Human remains shall not be cremated within 24 hours after the time of death, as indicated on the Medical Examiner's/Coroner's Certificate of Death. In any death, the human re…

(410 ILCS 18/40) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 40. Disposition of cremated remains. (a) The authorizing agent shall be responsible for the final disposition of the cremated remains. (b) Cremated remains may be disposed of by placing them in a grave, c…

(410 ILCS 18/45) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 45. Limitation of liability. (a) A crematory authority that has received an executed cremation authorization form that complies with paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 20 and has received any addi…

(410 ILCS 18/5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Address of record" means the designated address recorded by the Comptroller in the applicant's or licensee's application file or license file. It is the duty of the ap…

(410 ILCS 18/50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50. Pacemakers and hazardous implants. If an authorizing agent informs the funeral director and the cremation authority on the cremation authorization form of the presence of a pacemaker in the human rema…

(410 ILCS 18/55) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 55. Penalties. Violations of this Act shall be punishable as follows: (1) Performing a cremation without receipt of a cremation authorization form signed, in either paper or electronic format, by an autho…

(410 ILCS 18/60) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 60. Failure to file annual report. Whenever a crematory authority refuses or neglects to file its annual report in violation of Section 10 of this Act, or fails to otherwise comply with the requirements o…

(410 ILCS 18/62) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 62. Injunctive action; cease and desist order. (a) If any person violates the provisions of this Act, the Comptroller, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, through the Attorney General or t…

(410 ILCS 18/62.10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 62.10. Investigations; notice and hearing. The Comptroller may at any time investigate the actions of any applicant or of any person, persons, or entity rendering or offering to render cremation servic…

(410 ILCS 18/62.15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 62.15. Compelling testimony. Any circuit court, upon application of the Comptroller or designated hearing officer may enter an order requiring the attendance of witnesses and their testimony, and the p…

(410 ILCS 18/62.20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 62.20. Administrative review; venue; certification of record; costs. (a) All final administrative decisions of the Comptroller are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law and its…

(410 ILCS 18/62.5) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 62.5. Service of notice. Service by the Comptroller of any notice requiring a person to file a statement or report under this Act shall be made: (1) personally by delivery of a duly executed copy of the…

(410 ILCS 18/65) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 65. Pre-need cremation arrangements. (a) Any person, or anyone who has legal authority to act on behalf of a person, on a pre-need basis, may authorize his or her own cremation and the final disposition o…

(410 ILCS 18/7) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 7. Powers and duties of the Comptroller. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Comptroller may exercise any of the following powers and duties: (1) Authorize standards to ascertain the qualifications …

(410 ILCS 18/70) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 70. Employment of funeral director by crematory authority. (a) A crematory authority shall be permitted to enter into a contract with a funeral director or funeral business for the purpose of arranging cr…

(410 ILCS 18/75) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 75. Scope of Act. This Act shall be construed and interpreted as a comprehensive cremation statute, and the provisions of this Act shall take precedence over any existing laws containing provisions applic…

(410 ILCS 18/80) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 80. Record of proceedings; transcript. The Comptroller, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all proceedings at the formal hearing of any case. Any notice of hearing, complaint, all other documents …

(410 ILCS 18/85) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 85. Subpoenas; depositions; oaths. The Comptroller has the power to subpoena documents, books, records or other materials and to bring before it any person and to take testimony either orally or by deposi…

(410 ILCS 18/87) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 87. Findings and recommendations. At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall present to the Comptroller a written report of its findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations. …

(410 ILCS 18/88) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 88. Rehearing. At the conclusion of the hearing, a copy of the hearing officer's report shall be served upon the applicant or licensee by the Comptroller, either personally or as provided in this Act. Wit…

(410 ILCS 18/89) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 89. Comptroller; rehearing. Whenever the Comptroller believes that substantial justice has not been done in the revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue or restore a license or other discipline of an a…

(410 ILCS 18/90) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 90. Order or certified copy; prima facie proof. An order or certified copy thereof, over the seal of the Comptroller and purporting to be signed by the Comptroller, is prima facie proof that: (a) the sign…

(410 ILCS 18/91) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 91. Civil action and civil penalties. In addition to the other penalties and remedies provided in this Act, the Comptroller may bring a civil action in the county of residence of the licensee or any other…

(410 ILCS 18/92) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 92. Consent order. At any point in any investigation or disciplinary proceedings as provided in this Act, both parties may agree to a negotiated consent order. The consent order shall be final upon signat…

(410 ILCS 18/93) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 93. Illinois Administrative Procedure Act; application. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is expressly adopted and incorporated in this Act as if all of the provisions of that Act were included in…

(410 ILCS 18/94) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 94. Summary suspension of a license. The Comptroller may summarily suspend a license of a licensed crematory without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hearing provided fo…

(410 ILCS 18/95) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 95. Home rule. The regulation of crematories and crematory authorities as set forth in this Act is an exclusive power and function of the State. A home rule unit may not regulate crematories or crematory …

(410 ILCS 20/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4501) Sec. 1. This Act may be cited as the DES Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)

(410 ILCS 20/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4502) Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context requires otherwise, "Department" means the Department of Public Health. (Source: P.A. 82-783.)

(410 ILCS 20/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4503) Sec. 3. The Department shall serve as a clearinghouse for the dissemination of information concerning the use and possible side effects of diethylstilbestrol. The Department may make referrals for screening of those persons or offspri…

(410 ILCS 20/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4504) Sec. 4. (a) The Department may enter into contracts with providers of health care for the purpose of establishing voluntary regional screening programs for diethylstilbestrol exposed persons. In determining the provider with which to …

(410 ILCS 22/1) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 1. Short title; references to Act. (a) Short title. This Act may be cited as the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act. (b) References to Act. This Act may be referr…

(410 ILCS 22/10) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Adult" means an individual 18 years of age or older. "Advanced practice registered nurse" means an advanced practice registered nurse licen…

(410 ILCS 22/100) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 100. Construction. (a) Nothing in this Act authorizes a physician or any other person, including the qualified patient, to end the qualified patient's life by lethal injection, …

(410 ILCS 22/105) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 105. Rulemaking authority. The Department of Public Health and the Department of Veterans Affairs may adopt rules for the implementation and administration of this Act. (Source:…

(410 ILCS 22/110) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 110. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 104-441, eff. 9-12-26.)

(410 ILCS 22/15) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 15. Informed consent. (a) Nothing in this Act may be construed to limit the amount of information provided to a patient to ensure the patient can make a fully informed health car…

(410 ILCS 22/20) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 20. Standard of care. Nothing contained in this Act shall be interpreted to lower the applicable standard of care for the health care professionals participating under this Act. …

(410 ILCS 22/200) Sec. 200. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 104-441, eff. 9-12-26; text omitted.)

(410 ILCS 22/25) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 25. Qualification. (a) A qualified patient with a terminal disease may request a prescription for medication under this Act in the following manner: (1) The qualified patient may…