§ 15-60

Illinois § 15-60

• Jurisdiction: 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

Text

(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15-60.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.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 96-863, eff. 3-1-10 .)