Section 235.180  Confidentiality

Other than the annual report required under paragraph (4) of Section 10-35 of the Act, adverse health care event reports, findings of root cause analyses, and corrective action plans filed by a health care facility under the Act and records created or obtained by the Department in reviewing or investigating these reports, findings, and plans shall not be available to the public and shall not be discoverable or admissible in any civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding against a health care facility or health care professional.  No report or Department disclosure under the Act or this Part may contain information identifying a patient, employee, or licensed professional.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, under no circumstances shall the Department disclose information obtained from a health care facility that is confidential under Part 21 of Article VIII of the Code of Civil Procedure.  (Section 10-25 of the Act)