IL SB3961

Requires physicians to provide patients with a Department of Public Health consent form after an abortion offering options for disposal of fetal tissue, including taking possession for private interment/cremation or releasing it to the physician

Mandates physicians who receive released fetal tissue must arrange interment or cremation within 7 days of the procedure, consistent with state laws governing human remains disposal

Physicians must submit annual reports to the Department including total abortion procedures performed, gestational ages, and disposal methods; third parties handling tissue must also report

Civil penalties range from $1,000 to $50,000 per violation for documentation failures; physicians face Class A misdemeanor charges for improper disposal and Class B misdemeanor for reporting violations

Patients are explicitly exempt from prosecution under the Act; the Department must submit annual reports to the General Assembly on abortion numbers, procedure types, and disposal methods