Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 195/40 – Public access to information
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(a) Meetings of a mortality review team shall be closed to the public. Meetings of the mortality review teams are not subject to the Open Meetings Act, as provided in that Act.
(b) Records and information provided to a mortality review team and records maintained by a team are confidential and not subject to inspection and copying under the Freedom of Information Act, as provided in that Act.
(c) Members of a mortality review team are not subject to examination, in any civil or criminal proceeding, concerning information presented to members of the team or opinions formed by members of the team based on that information. A team member may, however, be examined concerning information provided to the team that is otherwise available to the public.
(d) Records and information produced by a mortality review team are not subject to discovery or subpoena and are not admissible as evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding. Those records and information are, however, subject to discovery or a subpoena, and are admissible as evidence, to the extent they are otherwise available to the public.
(b) Records and information provided to a mortality review team and records maintained by a team are confidential and not subject to inspection and copying under the Freedom of Information Act, as provided in that Act.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 195/40
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
(c) Members of a mortality review team are not subject to examination, in any civil or criminal proceeding, concerning information presented to members of the team or opinions formed by members of the team based on that information. A team member may, however, be examined concerning information provided to the team that is otherwise available to the public.
(d) Records and information produced by a mortality review team are not subject to discovery or subpoena and are not admissible as evidence in any civil or criminal proceeding. Those records and information are, however, subject to discovery or a subpoena, and are admissible as evidence, to the extent they are otherwise available to the public.