Whenever the Department receives, by means of its statewide toll-free telephone number established under Section 7.6 for the purpose of reporting suspected child abuse or neglect or by any other means or from any mandated reporter under Section 4 of this Act, a report of suspected abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of an adult with a disability between the ages of 18 and 59 and who is not residing in a DCFS licensed facility, the Department shall instruct the reporter to contact the Department of Human Services' Office of the Inspector General and shall provide the reporter with the statewide, 24-hour toll-free telephone number established and maintained by the Department of Human Services' Office of the Inspector General.
325 ILCS 5/4.4a
Department of Children and Family Services duty to report to Department of Human Services' Office of Inspector General
Known as the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act
The act spans §§ 325-5-1 to 325-5-9-1 (66 sections).
P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.