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Rules 431 : Confidentiality of Personal Information of Persons Served by the Department of Children and Family Services

• Section 431.15 Purpose
• Section 431.20 Definitions
• Section 431.30 Maintenance of Records
• Section 431.40 Required Consents Prior to Disclosure of Personal Information
• Section 431.50 Client Access to Records Which Contain Personal Information
• Section 431.60 Subject Access to Records of Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations
• Section 431.70 Denial of Requests to Access Information
• Section 431.80 Disclosure of Records of Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations
• Section 431.85 Public Disclosure of Information Regarding the Abuse or Neglect of a Child
• Section 431.90 Disclosure of Personal Information Without Consent
• Section 431.100 Disclosure of Information of a Mental Health Nature
• Section 431.110 Disclosure of Information Regarding Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
• Section 431.120 Removal of Records Prohibited
• Section 431.130 Impoundment of Records by the Office of the Inspector General
• Section 431.140 Applicability of This Part

PART 431

CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION OF PERSONS SERVED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

SOURCE: Adopted and codified at 5 Ill. Reg. 7815, effective August 3, 1981; amended at 6 Ill. Reg. 15517, effective January 1, 1983; amended at 10 Ill. Reg. 21647, effective December 31, 1986; amended at 11 Ill. Reg. 12613, effective August 1, 1987; amended at 13 Ill. Reg. 2407, effective March 1, 1989; amended at 15 Ill. Reg. 24, effective December 31, 1990; recodified at 18 Ill. Reg. 7951; amended at 19 Ill. Reg. 17082, effective December 15, 1995; amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 677, effective January 15, 1999; amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 1130, effective January 15, 2003; amended at 27 Ill. Reg., effective December 31, 2003.

Section 431.15 Purpose

The purpose of these rules is to specify:

a) who has access to records which contain personal information about persons served by the Department or about the subjects of a child abuse or neglect report made to and investigated by the Department, and who must consent to release of personal information,

b) to whom the Department may disclose personal information without prior consent,

c) under what conditions access to records will be granted or denied by the Department, and

d) when the DCFS-Office of the Inspector General may impound the records of the Department, its foster parents or relative caregivers, service providers, or contractors.

(Source: Amended at 19 Ill. Reg. 17082, effective December 15, 1995)