{"data":{"id":"us-il/225-ilcs-41-15-60","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"225 ILCS 41/15-60","heading":"Determination of life.","body":"(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)\nEvery funeral director licensee or funeral director and embalmer licensee under this Code before proceeding to prepare or embalm a human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:\n(a) pulsation has entirely ceased in the radial or other arteries; and\n(b) heart or respiratory sounds are not audible with the use of a stethoscope or with the ear applied directly over the heart.","path":["CHAPTER 225 PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS","Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1301\u0026ChapterID=24\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:31Z","sha256":"a2a9da39b8c2001340f8a868a9e095d704e992cbf21886ac3ed54520f50a4b6c","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/225-ilcs-41-15-56","next":"us-il/225-ilcs-41-15-65"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}