Illinois Administrative Code
Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 270 - ADULT PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY SERVICES
Subpart C - ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES PROGRAM
Section 270.241 - Reporting a Suspicious Death
Universal Citation: 89 IL Admin Code ยง 270.241
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) When a report taker receives a report of a suspicious death, he or she shall promptly forward the report to the appropriate APS provider agency. The APS provider agency shall then immediately report the matter to both the appropriate law enforcement agency and the coroner or medical examiner.
b) Between 30 and 45 days after reporting a suspicious death, the APS provider agency again shall contact the law enforcement agency and coroner or medical examiner to determine whether any further action was taken.
1)
Upon request by an APS
provider agency, a law enforcement agency and coroner or medical
examiner shall supply a summary of its action in response to a reported
death of an alleged victim.
2)
A copy of the report shall be
maintained and all subsequent follow-up with the law enforcement agency and
coroner or medical examiner shall be documented in the case record of
the alleged victim.
3)
If the law enforcement agency,
coroner, or medical examiner determines the reported death was caused by abuse
or neglect by a caregiver, the law enforcement agency, coroner, or medical
examiner shall inform the Department, and the Department shall report the
caregiver's identity on the Adult Protective Service Registry as
described in Section 7.5 of this Act. [320 ILCS
20/3 (c-5)]
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