320 ILCS 20/16: Notification and reporting.

(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)

By July 1, 2028, the Department shall establish a web-based portal to receive alleged or suspected reports of financial exploitation as well as other reports of alleged or suspected abuse, abandonment, neglect, or self-neglect. The Department may refer the records to law enforcement and State agencies on a case-by-case basis. All records shared shall be maintained for the confidential use of law enforcement and the Department and are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. This record access does not entitle any entity to Adult Protective Services records. For the purposes of this Section, "financial exploitation" has the meaning described in subsection (a) of Section 17-56 of the Criminal Code of 2012.