(325 ILCS 2/65)
Sec. 65. Evaluation.
(a) The Department shall collect and analyze
information regarding the relinquishment of newborn infants and placement of
children under this Act. Police stations, fire stations, emergency medical
facilities, and
medical professionals accepting and providing services to a newborn infant
under this Act shall report to the Department data necessary for the Department
to evaluate and determine the effect of this Act in the prevention of injury
or death of newborn infants. Child welfare agencies shall report to the
Department data necessary to evaluate and determine the effectiveness of these
agencies in providing child protective and child welfare services to newborn
infants relinquished under this Act.
(b) The information collected shall include,
but need not be limited to: the number of newborn infants relinquished; the category of the place of relinquishment (hospital, police station, fire station, or emergency medical facility); the
services provided to relinquished newborn infants; the outcome
of care for the relinquished newborn infants; the number and disposition of
cases of relinquished newborn infants subject to placement; the number of
children accepted and served by child welfare agencies; and the services
provided by child welfare agencies and the disposition of the cases of the
children placed under this Act.
(c) The Department shall submit a report by
January 1, 2002, and on January 1 of each
year thereafter, to the Governor and General Assembly regarding the prevention
of injury or death of newborn infants and the effect of placements of children
under this Act. The report shall include, but need not be limited to, a
summary of
collected data, an analysis of the data and conclusions regarding the Act's
effectiveness, a determination whether the purposes of the Act are being
achieved,
and recommendations for changes that may be considered necessary to improve the
administration and enforcement of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 103-501, eff. 1-1-24.)
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