Illinois Compiled Statutes 410 ILCS 505 — Autopsy Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act may be cited as the Autopsy Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

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a. "Physician" means any person authorized to practice medicine in all its branches in accordance with the Medical Practice Act of 1987, as amended, and wherever possible, such "Physician" shall be one having special training in pathology. b. "Hospital" means any place authorized to operate under the "Hospital Licensin…

Any physician may perform an autopsy upon the body of a decedent; provided, a

Any physician may perform an autopsy upon the body of a decedent; provided, a. he has a written authorization from the decedent (or from an agent of the decedent as authorized by the decedent under the Powers of Attorney for Health Care Law, as now or hereafter amended) to do so; or b. a written authorization from a su…

The authorized personnel of a hospital or other qualified personnel selected by a physician may assist a physician performing an autopsy

The authorized personnel of a hospital or other qualified personnel selected by a physician may assist a physician performing an autopsy. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2996.)

The provisions of this Act shall not apply to a case of death without attendance by a physician, where the decedent was under treatment by a duly authorized practitioner of a recognized church or religious denomination which relies upon prayer or spiritual means alone for healing. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2996.)

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to contravene or supersede the provisions of "An Act to revise the law in relation to coroners", approved February 6, 1874, as amended

Nothing in this Act shall be construed to contravene or supersede the provisions of "An Act to revise the law in relation to coroners", approved February 6, 1874, as amended. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2996.)