Illinois Administrative Code
Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 336 - APPEAL OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATION FINDINGS
Section 336.140 - Exchange of Information
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) All requests for information must be in writing and sent, in advance of the hearing, to the party from whom the information is sought. Any requests for information from a party must be served on the party and on the AHU. A party, without leave of the ALJ, may request from any other party:
b) All requests for information shall be served on all other parties or their authorized representative. Copies of all requests for information shall be filed with the AHU. All requests for information shall be answered within 10 days after receipt unless, upon good cause shown, leave is sought for additional time to answer.
c) A party may exercise any rights to access any Department record relevant to the investigation and indicated finding under 89 Ill. Adm. Code 431 (Confidentiality of Personal Information of Persons Served by the Department of Children and Family Services).
d) No discovery, described in Supreme Court Rule 201 et seq., shall be permitted prior to a hearing except by permission of the ALJ, when good cause is shown.
e) Hearings shall not be delayed to permit the exchange of information unless timeliness and due diligence is shown by the party seeking the information.
f) If a party fails to answer a request for information, the ALJ may enter any appropriate order, including but not limited to: