Amends the Counties Code. Provides that the county board or board of county commissioners of each county shall appoint a medical examiner and the medical examiner may appoint a deputy medical examiner, who both shall be physicians licensed to practice within this State. Discontinues the office of the coroner in each county on December 1, 2024 replacing it with the appointed medical examiner. Allows a medical examiner to appoint investigators. Provides that 2 or more counties may enter into an agreement to allow the same persons to act as medical examiners, deputy medical examiners, and investigators. Allows a medical examiner to establish an elderly and vulnerable adult death review team. Makes other changes concerning removal of medical examiners and deputy medical examiners, bonds, death investigations, identification of bodies, expenses, records, organ donation and cremation of a body subject to investigation, autopsies, removal of property found near a body, and notification of a medical examiner. Limits concurrent exercise of home rule powers. Amends various other Acts and Codes making conforming changes. Effective December 1, 2024, except that specified provisions take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 5 ILCS 70/1, 5 ILCS 140/7, 10 ILCS 5/18, 10 ILCS 5/2, 20 ILCS 5/5, 20 ILCS 5/6, 20 ILCS 105/4, 20 ILCS 515/15, 20 ILCS 515/20, 20 ILCS 515/25, 20 ILCS 515/40, 20 ILCS 1305/1, 20 ILCS 2310/2310, 20 ILCS 2310/55, 20 ILCS 2605/2605, 20 ILCS 2605/55, 20 ILCS 2630/9, 20 ILCS 3440/3, 20 ILCS 4119/10, 35 ILCS 120/5, 35 ILCS 200/19, 35 ILCS 200/21, 35 ILCS 200/22, 35 ILCS 516/300, 35 ILCS 516/330, 35 ILCS 516/375, 35 ILCS 516/380, 40 ILCS 5/7, 50 ILCS 705/10, 50 ILCS 707/15, 50 ILCS 722/15, 50 ILCS 722/20, 50 ILCS 722/25, 55 ILCS 5/1, 55 ILCS 5/3, 55 ILCS 5/4, 55 ILCS 5/5, 55 ILCS 135/1, 55 ILCS 135/5, 55 ILCS 135/10, 55 ILCS 135/20, 55 ILCS 135/25, 55 ILCS 135/30, 55 ILCS 135/35, 55 ILCS 135/37, 70 ILCS 605/5, 210 ILCS 28/15, 210 ILCS 28/20, 210 ILCS 28/25, 210 ILCS 30/4, 210 ILCS 46/2, 210 ILCS 47/2, 210 ILCS 85/6, 210 ILCS 85/7, 210 ILCS 150/18, 225 ILCS 705/10, 225 ILCS 710/15, 225 ILCS 710/16, 320 ILCS 20/2, 320 ILCS 20/3, 320 ILCS 20/5, 320 ILCS 20/8, 320 ILCS 20/15, 325 ILCS 5/4, 325 ILCS 5/7, 325 ILCS 5/11, 405 ILCS 5/5, 405 ILCS 82/15, 405 ILCS 82/20, 410 ILCS 18/35, 410 ILCS 18/94, 410 ILCS 60/1, 410 ILCS 505/5, 410 ILCS 510/1, 410 ILCS 535/18, 410 ILCS 535/20, 410 ILCS 535/21, 410 ILCS 535/25, 425 ILCS 25/6, 625 ILCS 5/6, 625 ILCS 5/11, 625 ILCS 5/12, 625 ILCS 45/6, 705 ILCS 205/10, 705 ILCS 305/20, 705 ILCS 310/8, 705 ILCS 405/2, 705 ILCS 405/3, 705 ILCS 405/4, 705 ILCS 405/5, 720 ILCS 5/9, 720 ILCS 5/12, 720 ILCS 5/31, 720 ILCS 5/33, 725 ILCS 5/107, 725 ILCS 5/115, 725 ILCS 5/119, 730 ILCS 125/8, 730 ILCS 195/15, 730 ILCS 195/20, 730 ILCS 195/35, 730 ILCS 5/3, 735 ILCS 5/2, 735 ILCS 5/4, 735 ILCS 5/8, 735 ILCS 5/10, 735 ILCS 5/11, 735 ILCS 5/12, 740 ILCS 110/10, 750 ILCS 62/50, 755 ILCS 50/5, 755 ILCS 50/8, 755 ILCS 65/5, 755 ILCS 66/5, 755 ILCS 66/10, 765 ILCS 1026/15, 820 ILCS 35/8, 820 ILCS 310/12, 820 ILCS 405/2500, 30 ILCS 805/8