Illinois Code § 410 ILCS 22/90

Death certificate.
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Sec. 90. 
Death certificate.
 
(a) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the attending physician may sign the death certificate of a qualified patient who obtained and self-administered a prescription for medication pursuant to this Act.
 
(b) When a death has occurred in accordance with this Act, the death shall be attributed to the underlying terminal disease.
 
 
(1) Death following self-administering medication 
 
under this Act does not alone constitute grounds for postmortem inquiry.
 
 
(2) Death in accordance with this Act shall not be 
 
designated a suicide or homicide.
 
(c) A qualified patient's act of self-administering medication prescribed pursuant to this Act shall not be indicated on the death certificate.

under this Act does not alone constitute grounds for postmortem inquiry.
designated a suicide or homicide.

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