Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, § 690.465
Influenza, (Laboratory Confirmed Deaths in persons younger than 18 years of age) (Reportable by mail, telephone, facsimile, or electronically as soon as possible, within three days)
Effective Oct 23, 202448 Ill. Reg. 15900AUTHORITY: Implementing the Communicable Disease Report Act [745 ILCS 45] and implementing and authorized by the Department of Public Health Act [20 ILCS 2305] and the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law [20 ILCS 2310].DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- a) The death of a child younger than 18 years of age with laboratory-confirmed influenza (including laboratory-based rapid tests) shall be reported (see Section 690.200 for mandated reporters and reporting procedures). There should have been no period of recovery between illness and death.
b) Laboratory
Laboratories shall forward to the Department's laboratory clinical materials that are positive for influenza from influenza death cases younger than 18 years of age upon request.
(Source: Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 15900, effective October 23, 2024)