(210 ILCS 45/3-609) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-609)
Sec. 3-609.
Any person, institution or agency, under this Act, participating
in good faith in the making of a report, or in the investigation of such
a report shall not be deemed to have violated any privileged communication
and shall have immunity from any liability, civil, criminal or any other
proceedings, civil or criminal as a consequence of making such report.
The good faith of any persons required to report, or permitted to report,
cases of suspected resident abuse or neglect under this Act, shall be presumed.
(Source: P.A. 81-223.)
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