(225 ILCS 447/50-50) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2029) Sec. 50-50. Confidentiality. All information collected by the
Department in the course of an examination or investigation of a licensee or
applicant, including, but not limited to, any complaint against a licensee
filed with the Department and information collected to investigate any such
complaint, shall be maintained for the confidential use of the Department and
shall not be disclosed. The Department shall not disclose the information to
anyone other than law enforcement officials, regulatory agencies that have an
appropriate regulatory interest as determined by the Secretary, or a party
presenting a lawful subpoena to the Department. Information and documents
disclosed to a federal, State, county, or local law enforcement agency shall
not be disclosed by the agency for any purpose to any other agency or person.
A formal complaint filed against a licensee by the Department or any order
issued by the Department against a licensee or applicant shall be a public
record, except as otherwise prohibited by law.
(Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.) |