Illinois HB2616 amends the Counties Code to enhance coroners' duties in investigating deaths, including reporting drug overdoses and domestic.

Illinois HB2616 revises the Counties Code to expand coroners' responsibilities in investigating deaths. The bill mandates coroners to report drug overdose deaths to the Department of Public Health, including details on the overdose and the presence of fentanyl. It also requires coroners to report deaths involving domestic violence to the Illinois State Police. Additionally, coroners must report deaths in state institutions and those of wards of the state in private facilities to the coroner of the county where the facility is located.

Illinois HB2616 amends the Counties Code to enhance coroners' duties in investigating deaths, including reporting drug overdoses and domestic.

Illinois HB2616 revises the Counties Code to expand coroners' responsibilities in investigating deaths. The bill mandates coroners to report drug overdose deaths to the Department of Public Health, including details on the overdose and the presence of fentanyl. It also requires coroners to report deaths involving domestic violence to the Illinois State Police. Additionally, coroners must report deaths in state institutions and those of wards of the state in private facilities to the coroner of the county where the facility is located.