(20 ILCS 3955/18) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 718)
Sec. 18.
In the course of an investigation, a regional authority may inspect
and copy any materials relevant to the investigation in the possession of
a service provider or state agency. However, a regional authority may not
inspect or copy materials containing personally identifiable data which
can not be removed without imposing an unreasonable burden on the service
provider or State agency, except as provided herein. The regional authority
shall give written notice
to the person entitled to give consent for the identifiable eligible person
under Section 5 of the "Mental Health and
Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act", enacted by the Eightieth
General Assembly, as now or hereafter amended, or under any other relevant
law, that it is conducting an investigation and indicating the nature
and purpose of the investigation and the need to inspect and copy materials
containing data that identifies the eligible person.
If the person notified objects in writing to such inspection and copying,
the regional authority may not inspect or copy such materials. The service provider
or State agency may not object on behalf of an eligible person.
(Source: P.A. 80-1487.)
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