(210 ILCS 30/13) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4173)
Sec. 13.
There shall be a single State-wide, toll-free telephone number
established and maintained by the Department which all persons, whether
or not mandated by law, may use to report suspected long term care facility
resident abuse or neglect at any hour of the day or night, on any day of
the week. Any other person may use the State-wide number to obtain
assistance or information concerning the handling of long term care
facility resident abuse and neglect cases. The Department shall establish
standards and procedures for using the State wide number, and shall take
appropriate steps to ensure that all persons required to make reports under
Section 4, as well as members of the general public, are aware of those
standards and procedures.
(Source: P.A. 86-1013.)
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