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1    AN ACT concerning aging.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Adult Protective Services Act is amended by
5changing Sections 2, 4, 4.1, 4.2, 5, and 8 as follows:
 
6    (320 ILCS 20/2)  (from Ch. 23, par. 6602)
7    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the
8context requires otherwise:
9    (a) "Abandonment" means the desertion or willful forsaking
10of an eligible adult by an individual responsible for the care
11and custody of that eligible adult under circumstances in
12which a reasonable person would continue to provide care and
13custody. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to mean that an
14eligible adult is a victim of abandonment because of health
15care services provided or not provided by licensed health care
16professionals.
17    (a-1) "Abuse" means causing any physical, mental or sexual
18injury to an eligible adult, including exploitation of such
19adult's financial resources, and abandonment.
20    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to mean that an
21eligible adult is a victim of abuse, abandonment, neglect, or
22self-neglect for the sole reason that he or she is being
23furnished with or relies upon treatment by spiritual means

 

 

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1through prayer alone, in accordance with the tenets and
2practices of a recognized church or religious denomination.
3    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to mean that an
4eligible adult is a victim of abuse because of health care
5services provided or not provided by licensed health care
6professionals.
7    Nothing in this Act shall be construed to mean that an
8eligible adult is a victim of abuse in cases of criminal
9activity by strangers, telemarketing scams, consumer fraud,
10internet fraud, home repair disputes, complaints against a
11homeowners' association, or complaints between landlords and
12tenants.
13    (a-5) "Abuser" means a person who is a family member,
14caregiver, or another person who has a continuing relationship
15with the eligible adult and abuses, abandons, neglects, or
16financially exploits an eligible adult.
17    (a-6) "Adult with disabilities" means a person aged 18
18through 59 who resides in a domestic living situation and
19whose disability as defined in subsection (c-5) impairs his or
20her ability to seek or obtain protection from abuse,
21abandonment, neglect, or exploitation.
22    (a-7) "Caregiver" means a person who either as a result of
23a family relationship, voluntarily, or in exchange for
24compensation has assumed responsibility for all or a portion
25of the care of an eligible adult who needs assistance with
26activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily

 

 

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1living.
2    (b) "Department" means the Department on Aging of the
3State of Illinois.
4    (c) "Director" means the Director of the Department.
5    (c-5) "Disability" means a physical or mental disability,
6including, but not limited to, a developmental disability, an
7intellectual disability, a mental illness as defined under the
8Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, or dementia
9as defined under the Alzheimer's Disease Assistance Act.
10    (d) "Domestic living situation" means a residence where
11the eligible adult at the time of the report lives alone or
12with his or her family or a caregiver, or others, or other
13community-based unlicensed facility, but is not:
14        (1) A licensed facility as defined in Section 1-113 of
15    the Nursing Home Care Act;
16        (1.5) A facility licensed under the ID/DD Community
17    Care Act;
18        (1.6) A facility licensed under the MC/DD Act;
19        (1.7) A facility licensed under the Specialized Mental
20    Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013;
21        (2) A "life care facility" as defined in the Life Care
22    Facilities Act;
23        (3) A home, institution, or other place operated by
24    the federal government or agency thereof or by the State
25    of Illinois;
26        (4) A hospital, sanitarium, or other institution, the

 

 

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1    principal activity or business of which is the diagnosis,
2    care, and treatment of human illness through the
3    maintenance and operation of organized facilities
4    therefor, which is required to be licensed under the
5    Hospital Licensing Act;
6        (5) A "community living facility" as defined in the
7    Community Living Facilities Licensing Act;
8        (6) (Blank);
9        (7) A "community-integrated living arrangement" as
10    defined in the Community-Integrated Living Arrangements
11    Licensure and Certification Act or a "community
12    residential alternative" as licensed under that Act;
13        (8) An assisted living or shared housing establishment
14    as defined in the Assisted Living and Shared Housing Act;
15    or
16        (9) A supportive living facility as described in
17    Section 5-5.01a of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
18    (e) "Eligible adult" means either an adult with
19disabilities aged 18 through 59 or a person aged 60 or older
20who resides in a domestic living situation and is, or is
21alleged to be, abused, abandoned, neglected, or financially
22exploited by another individual or who neglects himself or
23herself. "Eligible adult" also includes an adult who resides
24in any of the facilities that are excluded from the definition
25of "domestic living situation" under paragraphs (1) through
26(9) of subsection (d), if either: (i) the alleged abuse,

 

 

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1abandonment, or neglect occurs outside of the facility and not
2under facility supervision and the alleged abuser is a family
3member, caregiver, or another person who has a continuing
4relationship with the adult; or (ii) the alleged financial
5exploitation is perpetrated by a family member, caregiver, or
6another person who has a continuing relationship with the
7adult, but who is not an employee of the facility where the
8adult resides.
9    (f) "Emergency" means a situation in which an eligible
10adult is living in conditions presenting a risk of death or
11physical, mental or sexual injury and the provider agency has
12reason to believe the eligible adult is unable to consent to
13services which would alleviate that risk.
14    (f-1) "Financial exploitation" means the use of an
15eligible adult's resources by another to the disadvantage of
16that adult or the profit or advantage of a person other than
17that adult.
18    (f-3) "Insurance adjuster" means any company adjuster,
19independent adjuster, or public adjuster as defined in
20paragraph (1) of subsection (f) of Section 1575 of the
21Illinois Insurance Code.
22    (f-4) "Investment advisor" means any person required to
23register as an investment adviser or investment adviser
24representative under Section 8 of the Illinois Securities Law
25of 1953, which for purposes of this Act excludes any bank,
26trust company, savings bank, or credit union, or their

 

 

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1respective employees.
2    (f-5) "Mandated reporter" means any of the following
3persons while engaged in carrying out their professional
4duties:
5        (1) a professional or professional's delegate while
6    engaged in: (i) social services, (ii) law enforcement,
7    (iii) education, (iv) the care of an eligible adult or
8    eligible adults, or (v) any of the occupations required to
9    be licensed under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act,
10    the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act, the
11    Illinois Dental Practice Act, the Dietitian Nutritionist
12    Practice Act, the Marriage and Family Therapy Licensing
13    Act, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, the Naprapathic
14    Practice Act, the Nurse Practice Act, the Nursing Home
15    Administrators Licensing and Disciplinary Act, the
16    Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act, the Illinois
17    Optometric Practice Act of 1987, the Pharmacy Practice
18    Act, the Illinois Physical Therapy Act, the Physician
19    Assistant Practice Act of 1987, the Podiatric Medical
20    Practice Act of 1987, the Respiratory Care Practice Act,
21    the Professional Counselor and Clinical Professional
22    Counselor Licensing and Practice Act, the Illinois
23    Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act, the
24    Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004, and
25    the Illinois Public Accounting Act;
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1    disabilities services or service coordination funded by
2    the Department of Human Services;
3        (2) an employee of a vocational rehabilitation
4    facility prescribed or supervised by the Department of
5    Human Services;
6        (3) an administrator, employee, or person providing
7    services in or through an unlicensed community based
8    facility;
9        (4) any religious practitioner who provides treatment
10    by prayer or spiritual means alone in accordance with the
11    tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious
12    denomination, except as to information received in any
13    confession or sacred communication enjoined by the
14    discipline of the religious denomination to be held
15    confidential;
16        (5) field personnel of the Department of Healthcare
17    and Family Services, Department of Public Health, and
18    Department of Human Services, and any county or municipal
19    health department;
20        (6) personnel of the Department of Human Services, the
21    Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, the State Fire
22    Marshal, local fire departments, the Department on Aging
23    and its subsidiary Area Agencies on Aging and provider
24    agencies, and the Office of State Long Term Care
25    Ombudsman;
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1    otherwise specified herein who is involved in providing
2    services to eligible adults, including professionals
3    providing medical or rehabilitation services and all other
4    persons having direct contact with eligible adults;
5        (8) a person who performs the duties of a coroner or
6    medical examiner; or
7        (9) a person who performs the duties of a paramedic or
8    an emergency medical technician; .
9        (10) a person who performs the duties of an investment
10    advisor; or
11        (11) a person who performs the duties of an insurance
12    adjuster knowingly inside the home of an eligible adult.
13    Nothing in this Act shall require a mandated reporter to
14expand or perform his or her services in a different way.
15Nothing in this Act shall make public records otherwise
16protected by other laws of this State.
17    (g) "Neglect" means another individual's failure to
18provide an eligible adult with or willful withholding from an
19eligible adult the necessities of life including, but not
20limited to, food, clothing, shelter or health care. This
21subsection does not create any new affirmative duty to provide
22support to eligible adults. Nothing in this Act shall be
23construed to mean that an eligible adult is a victim of neglect
24because of health care services provided or not provided by
25licensed health care professionals.
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1in a planning and service area that provides training to
2mandated reporters and is selected by the Department or
3appointed by the regional administrative agency with prior
4approval by the Department on Aging to receive and assess
5reports of alleged or suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect,
6or financial exploitation. A provider agency is also
7referenced as a "designated agency" in this Act.
8    (i) "Regional administrative agency" means any public or
9nonprofit agency in a planning and service area that provides
10regional oversight and performs functions as set forth in
11subsection (b) of Section 3 of this Act. The Department shall
12designate an Area Agency on Aging as the regional
13administrative agency or, in the event the Area Agency on
14Aging in that planning and service area is deemed by the
15Department to be unwilling or unable to provide those
16functions, the Department may serve as the regional
17administrative agency or designate another qualified entity to
18serve as the regional administrative agency; any such
19designation shall be subject to terms set forth by the
20Department.
21    (i-5) "Self-neglect" means a condition that is the result
22of an eligible adult's inability, due to physical or mental
23impairments, or both, or a diminished capacity, to perform
24essential self-care tasks that substantially threaten his or
25her own health, including: providing essential food, clothing,
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1necessary to maintain physical health, mental health,
2emotional well-being, and general safety. The term includes
3compulsive hoarding, which is characterized by the acquisition
4and retention of large quantities of items and materials that
5produce an extensively cluttered living space, which
6significantly impairs the performance of essential self-care
7tasks or otherwise substantially threatens life or safety.
8    (j) "Substantiated case" means a reported case of alleged
9or suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial
10exploitation, or self-neglect in which a provider agency,
11after assessment, determines that there is reason to believe
12abuse, abandonment, neglect, or financial exploitation has
13occurred.
14    (k) "Verified" means a determination that there is "clear
15and convincing evidence" that the specific injury or harm
16alleged was the result of abuse, abandonment, neglect, or
17financial exploitation.
18(Source: P.A. 102-244, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
19    (320 ILCS 20/4)  (from Ch. 23, par. 6604)
20    Sec. 4. Reports of abuse, abandonment, or neglect.
21    (a) Any person who suspects the abuse, abandonment,
22neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect of an
23eligible adult may report this suspicion or information about
24the suspicious death of an eligible adult to an agency
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1Department.
2    (a-5) If any mandated reporter has reason to believe that
3an eligible adult, who because of a disability or other
4condition or impairment is unable to seek assistance for
5himself or herself, has, within the previous 12 months, been
6subjected to abuse, abandonment, neglect, or financial
7exploitation, the mandated reporter shall, within 24 hours
8after developing such belief, report this suspicion to an
9agency designated to receive such reports under this Act or to
10the Department. The agency designated to receive such reports
11under this Act or the Department may establish a manner in
12which a mandated reporter can make the required report through
13an Internet reporting tool. Information sent and received
14through the Internet reporting tool is subject to the same
15rules in this Act as other types of confidential reporting
16established by the designated agency or the Department.
17Whenever a mandated reporter is required to report under this
18Act in his or her capacity as a member of the staff of a
19medical or other public or private institution, facility, or
20agency, he or she shall make a report to an agency designated
21to receive such reports under this Act or to the Department in
22accordance with the provisions of this Act and may also notify
23the person in charge of the institution, facility, or agency
24or his or her designated agent that the report has been made.
25Under no circumstances shall any person in charge of such
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1agent to whom the notification has been made, exercise any
2control, restraint, modification, or other change in the
3report or the forwarding of the report to an agency designated
4to receive such reports under this Act or to the Department.
5The privileged quality of communication between any
6professional person required to report and his or her patient
7or client shall not apply to situations involving abused,
8abandoned, neglected, or financially exploited eligible adults
9and shall not constitute grounds for failure to report as
10required by this Act.
11    (a-6) If a mandated reporter has reason to believe that
12the death of an eligible adult may be the result of abuse or
13neglect, the matter shall be reported to an agency designated
14to receive such reports under this Act or to the Department for
15subsequent referral to the appropriate law enforcement agency
16and the coroner or medical examiner in accordance with
17subsection (c-5) of Section 3 of this Act.
18    (a-7) A person making a report under this Act in the belief
19that it is in the alleged victim's best interest shall be
20immune from criminal or civil liability or professional
21disciplinary action on account of making the report,
22notwithstanding any requirements concerning the
23confidentiality of information with respect to such eligible
24adult which might otherwise be applicable.
25    (a-9) Law enforcement officers shall continue to report
26incidents of alleged abuse pursuant to the Illinois Domestic

 

 

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1Violence Act of 1986, notwithstanding any requirements under
2this Act.
3    (b) Any person, institution or agency participating in the
4making of a report, providing information or records related
5to a report, assessment, or services, or participating in the
6investigation of a report under this Act in good faith, or
7taking photographs or x-rays as a result of an authorized
8assessment, shall have immunity from any civil, criminal or
9other liability in any civil, criminal or other proceeding
10brought in consequence of making such report or assessment or
11on account of submitting or otherwise disclosing such
12photographs or x-rays to any agency designated to receive
13reports of alleged or suspected abuse, abandonment, or
14neglect. Any person, institution or agency authorized by the
15Department to provide assessment, intervention, or
16administrative services under this Act shall, in the good
17faith performance of those services, have immunity from any
18civil, criminal or other liability in any civil, criminal, or
19other proceeding brought as a consequence of the performance
20of those services. For the purposes of any civil, criminal, or
21other proceeding, the good faith of any person required to
22report, permitted to report, or participating in an
23investigation of a report of alleged or suspected abuse,
24abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect
25shall be presumed.
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1suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation,
2or self-neglect or a report concerning information about the
3suspicious death of an eligible adult under this Act may be
4disclosed by the Department or other agency provided for in
5this Act only with such person's written consent or by court
6order, but is otherwise confidential.
7    (d) The Department shall by rule establish a system for
8filing and compiling reports made under this Act.
9    (e) Any physician who willfully fails to report as
10required by this Act shall be referred to the Illinois State
11Medical Disciplinary Board for action in accordance with
12subdivision (A)(22) of Section 22 of the Medical Practice Act
13of 1987. Any dentist or dental hygienist who willfully fails
14to report as required by this Act shall be referred to the
15Department of Professional Regulation for action in accordance
16with paragraph 19 of Section 23 of the Illinois Dental
17Practice Act. Any optometrist who willfully fails to report as
18required by this Act shall be referred to the Department of
19Financial and Professional Regulation for action in accordance
20with paragraph (15) of subsection (a) of Section 24 of the
21Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987. Any other mandated
22reporter required by this Act to report suspected abuse,
23abandonment, neglect, or financial exploitation who willfully
24fails to report the same is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
25(Source: P.A. 102-244, eff. 1-1-22.)
 

 

 

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1    (320 ILCS 20/4.1)
2    Sec. 4.1. Employer discrimination. No employer shall
3discharge, demote or suspend, or threaten to discharge, demote
4or suspend, or in any manner discriminate against any
5employee: (i) who makes any good faith oral or written report
6of suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, or financial
7exploitation; (ii) who makes any good faith oral or written
8report concerning information about the suspicious death of an
9eligible adult; or (iii) who is or will be a witness or testify
10in any investigation or proceeding concerning a report of
11suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, or financial
12exploitation.
13(Source: P.A. 102-244, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
14    (320 ILCS 20/4.2)
15    Sec. 4.2. Testimony by mandated reporter and investigator.
16Any mandated reporter who makes a report or any person who
17investigates a report under this Act shall testify fully in
18any judicial proceeding resulting from such report, as to any
19evidence of abuse, abandonment, neglect, or financial
20exploitation or the cause thereof. Any mandated reporter who
21is required to report a suspected case of or a suspicious death
22due to abuse, abandonment, neglect, or financial exploitation
23under Section 4 of this Act shall testify fully in any
24administrative hearing resulting from such report, as to any
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1exploitation or the cause thereof. No evidence shall be
2excluded by reason of any common law or statutory privilege
3relating to communications between the alleged abuser or the
4eligible adult subject of the report under this Act and the
5person making or investigating the report.
6(Source: P.A. 102-244, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
7    (320 ILCS 20/5)  (from Ch. 23, par. 6605)
8    Sec. 5. Procedure.
9    (a) A provider agency designated to receive reports of
10alleged or suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial
11exploitation, or self-neglect under this Act shall, upon
12receiving such a report, conduct a face-to-face assessment
13with respect to such report, in accord with established law
14and Department protocols, procedures, and policies.
15Face-to-face assessments, casework, and follow-up of reports
16of self-neglect by the provider agencies designated to receive
17reports of self-neglect shall be subject to sufficient
18appropriation for statewide implementation of assessments,
19casework, and follow-up of reports of self-neglect. In the
20absence of sufficient appropriation for statewide
21implementation of assessments, casework, and follow-up of
22reports of self-neglect, the designated adult protective
23services provider agency shall refer all reports of
24self-neglect to the appropriate agency or agencies as
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1shall include, but not be limited to, a visit to the residence
2of the eligible adult who is the subject of the report and
3shall include interviews or consultations regarding the
4allegations with service agencies, immediate family members,
5and individuals who may have knowledge of the eligible adult's
6circumstances based on the consent of the eligible adult in
7all instances, except where the provider agency is acting in
8the best interest of an eligible adult who is unable to seek
9assistance for himself or herself and where there are
10allegations against a caregiver who has assumed
11responsibilities in exchange for compensation. If, after the
12assessment, the provider agency determines that the case is
13substantiated it shall develop a service care plan for the
14eligible adult and may report its findings at any time during
15the case to the appropriate law enforcement agency in accord
16with established law and Department protocols, procedures, and
17policies. In developing a case plan, the provider agency may
18consult with any other appropriate provider of services, and
19such providers shall be immune from civil or criminal
20liability on account of such acts. The plan shall include
21alternative suggested or recommended services which are
22appropriate to the needs of the eligible adult and which
23involve the least restriction of the eligible adult's
24activities commensurate with his or her needs. Only those
25services to which consent is provided in accordance with
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1availability of such services.
2    (b) A provider agency shall refer evidence of crimes
3against an eligible adult to the appropriate law enforcement
4agency according to Department policies. A referral to law
5enforcement may be made at intake, at or any time during the
6case, or after a report of a suspicious death, depending upon
7the circumstances. Where a provider agency has reason to
8believe the death of an eligible adult may be the result of
9abuse, abandonment, or neglect, the agency shall immediately
10report the matter to the coroner or medical examiner and shall
11cooperate fully with any subsequent investigation.
12    (c) If any person other than the alleged victim refuses to
13allow the provider agency to begin an investigation,
14interferes with the provider agency's ability to conduct an
15investigation, or refuses to give access to an eligible adult,
16the appropriate law enforcement agency must be consulted
17regarding the investigation.
18(Source: P.A. 101-496, eff. 1-1-20; 102-244, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
19    (320 ILCS 20/8)  (from Ch. 23, par. 6608)
20    Sec. 8. Access to records. All records concerning reports
21of abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, or
22self-neglect or reports of suspicious deaths due to abuse,
23neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect and all
24records generated as a result of such reports shall be
25confidential and shall not be disclosed except as specifically

 

 

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1authorized by this Act or other applicable law. In accord with
2established law and Department protocols, procedures, and
3policies, access to such records, but not access to the
4identity of the person or persons making a report of alleged
5abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, or
6self-neglect as contained in such records, shall be provided,
7upon request, to the following persons and for the following
8persons:
9        (1) Department staff, provider agency staff, other
10    aging network staff, and regional administrative agency
11    staff, including staff of the Chicago Department on Aging
12    while that agency is designated as a regional
13    administrative agency, in the furtherance of their
14    responsibilities under this Act;
15        (1.5) A representative of the public guardian acting
16    in the course of investigating the appropriateness of
17    guardianship for the eligible adult or while pursuing a
18    petition for guardianship of the eligible adult pursuant
19    to the Probate Act of 1975;
20        (2) A law enforcement agency or State's Attorney's
21    office investigating known or suspected abuse,
22    abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, or
23    self-neglect. Where a provider agency has reason to
24    believe that the death of an eligible adult may be the
25    result of abuse, abandonment, or neglect, including any
26    reports made after death, the agency shall immediately

 

 

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1    provide the appropriate law enforcement agency with all
2    records pertaining to the eligible adult;
3        (2.5) A law enforcement agency, fire department
4    agency, or fire protection district having proper
5    jurisdiction pursuant to a written agreement between a
6    provider agency and the law enforcement agency, fire
7    department agency, or fire protection district under which
8    the provider agency may furnish to the law enforcement
9    agency, fire department agency, or fire protection
10    district a list of all eligible adults who may be at
11    imminent risk of abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial
12    exploitation, or self-neglect;
13        (3) A physician who has before him or her or who is
14    involved in the treatment of an eligible adult whom he or
15    she reasonably suspects may be abused, abandoned,
16    neglected, financially exploited, or self-neglected or who
17    has been referred to the Adult Protective Services
18    Program;
19        (4) An eligible adult reported to be abused,
20    abandoned, neglected, financially exploited, or
21    self-neglected, or such adult's authorized guardian or
22    agent, unless such guardian or agent is the abuser or the
23    alleged abuser;
24        (4.5) An executor or administrator of the estate of an
25    eligible adult who is deceased;
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1    financial exploitation, a court or a guardian ad litem,
2    upon its or his or her finding that access to such records
3    may be necessary for the determination of an issue before
4    the court. However, such access shall be limited to an in
5    camera inspection of the records, unless the court
6    determines that disclosure of the information contained
7    therein is necessary for the resolution of an issue then
8    pending before it;
9        (5.5) In cases regarding self-neglect, a guardian ad
10    litem;
11        (6) A grand jury, upon its determination that access
12    to such records is necessary in the conduct of its
13    official business;
14        (7) Any person authorized by the Director, in writing,
15    for audit or bona fide research purposes;
16        (8) A coroner or medical examiner who has reason to
17    believe that an eligible adult has died as the result of
18    abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, or
19    self-neglect. The provider agency shall immediately
20    provide the coroner or medical examiner with all records
21    pertaining to the eligible adult;
22        (8.5) A coroner or medical examiner having proper
23    jurisdiction, pursuant to a written agreement between a
24    provider agency and the coroner or medical examiner, under
25    which the provider agency may furnish to the office of the
26    coroner or medical examiner a list of all eligible adults

 

 

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1    who may be at imminent risk of death as a result of abuse,
2    abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, or
3    self-neglect;
4        (9) Department of Financial and Professional
5    Regulation staff and members of the Illinois Medical
6    Disciplinary Board or the Social Work Examining and
7    Disciplinary Board in the course of investigating alleged
8    violations of the Clinical Social Work and Social Work
9    Practice Act by provider agency staff or other licensing
10    bodies at the discretion of the Director of the Department
11    on Aging;
12        (9-a) Department of Healthcare and Family Services
13    staff and provider agency staff when that Department is
14    funding services to the eligible adult, including access
15    to the identity of the eligible adult;
16        (9-b) Department of Human Services staff and provider
17    agency staff when that Department is funding services to
18    the eligible adult or is providing reimbursement for
19    services provided by the abuser or alleged abuser,
20    including access to the identity of the eligible adult;
21        (10) Hearing officers in the course of conducting an
22    administrative hearing under this Act; parties to such
23    hearing shall be entitled to discovery as established by
24    rule;
25        (11) A caregiver who challenges placement on the
26    Registry shall be given the statement of allegations in

 

 

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1    the abuse report and the substantiation decision in the
2    final investigative report; and
3        (12) The Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission
4    and the agency designated by the Governor under Section 1
5    of the Protection and Advocacy for Persons with
6    Developmental Disabilities Act shall have access, through
7    the Department, to records, including the findings,
8    pertaining to a completed or closed investigation of a
9    report of suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, financial
10    exploitation, or self-neglect of an eligible adult.
11(Source: P.A. 102-244, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
12    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
131, 2023.