Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 690 - CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS CODE
Subpart D - DETAILED PROCEDURES FOR THE CONTROL OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND CONDITIONS
Section 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 24 hours)

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.