Illinois SB2244 amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code to allow organ procurement organizations to transport deceased bodies.

Illinois SB2244 amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code to allow organ procurement organizations to transport deceased bodies without a license if they meet specific criteria. These criteria include being certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, transporting the body for organ or tissue donation, doing so within the viable time frame for donation, and being under the supervision of a licensed funeral director. The bill also specifies that these provisions do not apply to non-transplant anatomical donation organizations.

Illinois SB2244 amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code to allow organ procurement organizations to transport deceased bodies.

Illinois SB2244 amends the Funeral Directors and Embalmers Licensing Code to allow organ procurement organizations to transport deceased bodies without a license if they meet specific criteria. These criteria include being certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, transporting the body for organ or tissue donation, doing so within the viable time frame for donation, and being under the supervision of a licensed funeral director. The bill also specifies that these provisions do not apply to non-transplant anatomical donation organizations.