Illinois Statutes
§ 15-60
Illinois·Topic REGULATION·Ch. 225 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS·Act 225 ILCS 41/ Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code.·Art. Article 15 - Administration And Enforcement
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-60. Determination of life. Every funeral director licensee or funeral director and embalmer licensee under this Code before proceeding to prepare or embalm a human body to cremate or bury shall determine that life is extinct by ascertaining that:
(a)pulsation has entirely ceased in the radial or other arteries; and (b) heart or respiratory sounds are not audible with the use of a stethoscope or with the ear applied directly over the heart.
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Legislative History
(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10 .)
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