Section 1315.166  Confidentiality

All information collected by the Department in the course of an examination or investigation of a licensee or applicant, including, but not limited to, any complaint against a licensee filed with the Department and information collected to investigate any such complaint, shall be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and shall not be disclosed.  The Department may not disclose the information to anyone other than law enforcement officials, other regulatory agencies that have an appropriate regulatory interest as determined by the Secretary, or to a party presenting a lawful subpoena to the Department.  Information and documents disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement agency shall not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to any other agency or person.  A formal complaint filed against a licensee by the Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.  (Section 19.2a of the Act)

(Source:  Added at 39 Ill. Reg. 14520, effective November 6, 2015)