§ 1 This Act may be cited as the Abused and Neglected Long Term Care …
§ 2 The Illinois Department of Public Health shall upon receiving reports …
§ 3 As used in this Act unless the context otherwise …
§ 4 Any long term care facility administrator, agent or employee or any …
§ 5 Any person required to investigate cases of suspected resident abuse …
§ 6 All reports of suspected abuse or neglect made under this Act shall …
§ 7 The report required by this Act shall include the name of the …
§ 8 Any person, institution or agency, participating in good faith in the …
§ 9 Any person who makes a report or who investigates a report under this …
§ 10 If, during the investigation of a report made pursuant to this Act, …
§ 11 The Department may arrange for protective services to any nursing …
§ 12 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize or require …
§ 13 There shall be a single State-wide, toll-free telephone number …
§ 14 There shall be a central register of all cases of suspected long term …
§ 15 The Long Term Care Facility Advisory Board established under the …
§ 16 Within the appropriation available, the Department shall conduct a …

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 210 ILCS 30 - Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents Reporting Act

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • 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.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Misdemeanor: Usually a petty offense, a less serious crime than a felony, punishable by less than a year of confinement.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.