(210 ILCS 30/14) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4174)
Sec. 14.
There shall be a central register of all cases of suspected
long term care facility resident abuse or neglect reported and maintained
by the Department under this Act. Through the recording of initial,
preliminary, progress, and final reports, the central register shall be
operated in such a manner as to enable the Department to: (1) immediately
identify and locate prior reports or cases of abuse or neglect; (2)
continuously monitor the current status of all cases of abuse or neglect
being provided services under this Act; and (3) regularly evaluate the
effectiveness of existing laws and programs through the development and
analysis of statistical and other information. The Department shall by
rule adopt appropriate standards and procedures for the operation of the
central register, including criteria to be used by long term care facility
employees in determining whether abuse or neglect of a resident is suspected,
and standards and procedures for making reports. The Department shall also
take appropriate steps to ensure that all persons required to make reports
under Section 4 are aware of those criteria, standards and procedures. The
Department shall establish, in conjunction with the Department of Human
Services, standards for
evaluating reports of suspected abuse or neglect of recipients of mental health
or developmental disability services to determine if a recipient's life or
safety is in imminent danger, and for classifying other reports of suspected
abuse and neglect for purposes of determining the necessity and schedule of an
investigation.
(Source: P.A. 89-507, eff. 7-1-97.)
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