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Sen. Debbie DeFrancesco Halvorson
Filed: 2/7/2006
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LRB094 15527 DRJ 55453 a |
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| AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2782
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2782 on page 1, |
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| after line 3, by inserting the following:
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| "Section 2. The Abuse of Adults with Disabilities |
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| Intervention Act is amended by changing Section 55 as follows:
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| (20 ILCS 2435/55) (from Ch. 23, par. 3395-55)
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| Sec. 55. Access to records. All records concerning reports |
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| of abuse,
neglect, or exploitation of an adult with
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| disabilities and all
records generated as a result of the |
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| reports shall be confidential and
shall not be disclosed except |
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| as specifically authorized by this Act or
other applicable law. |
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| A person making a report of alleged abuse, neglect, or |
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| exploitation functioning in his or her capacity as a licensed |
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| professional may be entitled to the result of the report and of |
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| the investigative assessment as authorized by the Inspector |
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| General. Access to the records, but not access to the
identity |
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| of the person or persons making a report of alleged
abuse, |
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| neglect, or exploitation as contained in the records, shall be
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| allowed to the following persons and for the following |
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| purposes:
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| (a) Adults with Disabilities Abuse Project staff in the
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| furtherance of their
responsibilities under this Act;
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| (b) A law enforcement agency investigating alleged or |
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| suspected
abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult with |