325 ILCS 43/40: Information sharing.

(a) For the purposes of documentation and the coordination of medical care, intervention, or educational services, the Department of Human Services, the Illinois School for the Deaf, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission, the Department of Early Childhood, the State Board of Education, and the Department of Public Health may, after obtaining consent, share screening, diagnosis, intervention, education, assessment, and monitoring information with other State agencies or a child's parent or guardian.

(b) For the purposes of documentation and the coordination of medical care, intervention, or educational services, the Department of Human Services, the Illinois School for the Deaf, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission, the Department of Early Childhood, the State Board of Education, and the Department of Public Health may, after obtaining consent, share screening, diagnosis, intervention, education, assessment, and monitoring information in accordance with applicable State and federal laws. Medical care facilities, health care providers, early interventionists, local health departments, and the University of Illinois at Chicago Division of Specialized Care for Children may submit relevant information or reports about newborn, infant, and child screening, diagnosis, intervention, education, assessment, or follow-up services for those services provided. To the extent practicable, reporting shall be done as soon as possible after the date of service or an inquiry from a State agency. Reports shall be in a format determined by the reporting State agency.

(c) The Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Illinois School for the Deaf, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission, the Department of Early Childhood, the State Board of Education, and the Department of Public Health, may exchange, in adherence with confidentiality and nondisclosure requirements, child-specific data for children who are deaf, hard of hearing, or DeafBlind only in order to support children and their families and assist in the transition and continuity of care and for the purposes of this Act.

(d) Except in cases of willful or wanton misconduct, no health care provider, hospital, or medical facility acting in compliance with this Section is civilly or criminally liable for any act performed in compliance with this Section, including furnishing information required under this Section.