Illinois Compiled Statutes 325 ILCS 5 — Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. (Source: P.A. 79-65.)

(a) The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services shall, upon receiving reports made under this Act, protect the health, safety, and best interests of the child in all situations in which the child is vulnerable to child abuse or neglect, offer protective services in order to prevent any further harm to the c…

Any person or family seeking assistance in meeting child care responsibilities may use the services and facilities established by this Act which may assist in meeting such responsibilities

Any person or family seeking assistance in meeting child care responsibilities may use the services and facilities established by this Act which may assist in meeting such responsibilities. Whether or not the problem presented constitutes child abuse or neglect, such persons or families shall be referred to appropriate…

As used in this Act unless the context otherwise requires: "Adult resident" means any person between 18 and 22 years of age who resides in any facility licensed by the Department under the Child Care Act of 1969. For purposes of this Act, the criteria set forth in the definitions of "abused child" and "neglected child"…

Persons required to report; privileged communications; transmitting false report

Persons required to report; privileged communications; transmitting false report. (a) The following persons are required to immediately report to the Department when they have reasonable cause to believe that a child known to them in their professional or official capacities may be an abused child or a neglected child:…

Any physician who willfully fails to report suspected child abuse or neglect as required by this Act shall be referred to the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Board for action in accordance with paragraph 22 of Section 22 of the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Any dentist or dental hygienist who willfully fails to rep…

Any person required to report under this Act who has reasonable cause to suspect that a child has died as a result of abuse or neglect shall also immediately report the person's suspicion to the appropriate medical examiner or coroner. Any other person who has reasonable cause to believe that a child has died as a resu…

Departmental report on death or serious life-threatening injury of child

Departmental report on death or serious life-threatening injury of child. (a) In the case of the death or serious life-threatening injury of a child whose care and custody or custody and guardianship has been transferred to the Department, or in the case of a child abuse or neglect report made to the central register i…

DCFS duty to report

DCFS duty to report. The Department shall report the disappearance of any child under its custody or guardianship to the local law enforcement agency working in cooperation with the State Missing Persons Clearinghouse. (Source: P.A. 97-938, eff. 1-1-13.)

Department of Children and Family Services duty to report to Department of Human Services' Office of Inspector General

Department of Children and Family Services duty to report to Department of Human Services' Office of Inspector General. Whenever the Department receives, by means of its statewide toll-free telephone number established under Section 7.6 for the purpose of reporting suspected child abuse or neglect or by any other means…

Department of Children and Family Services' duty to report to a Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program

Department of Children and Family Services' duty to report to a Department of Defense Family Advocacy Program. Whenever the Department receives, by means of its statewide toll-free telephone number established under Section 7.6 for the purpose of reporting suspected child abuse or neglect or by any other means or from…

Duty to notify the Directors of Public Health and Healthcare and Family Services

Duty to notify the Directors of Public Health and Healthcare and Family Services. Whenever the Department receives, by means of its statewide toll-free telephone number established under Section 7.6 for the purpose of reporting suspected child abuse or neglect or by any other means or from any mandated reporter under S…

Electronic and information technology workers; reporting child sexual abuse material

Electronic and information technology workers; reporting child sexual abuse material. (a) In this Section: "Child sexual abuse material" means child sexual abuse material as described in Section 11-20.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012. "Electronic and information technology equipment" means equipment used in the creation,…

An officer of a local law enforcement agency, designated employee of the Department, or a physician treating a child may take or retain temporary protective custody of the child without the consent of the person responsible for the child's welfare, if (1) the officer of a local law enforcement agency, designated employ…

Any person required to investigate cases of suspected child abuse or neglect may take or cause to be taken, at Department expense, color photographs and x-rays of the child who is the subject of a report, and color photographs of the physical environment in which the alleged abuse or neglect has taken place. The person…

Time and manner of making reports

Time and manner of making reports. All reports of suspected child abuse or neglect made under this Act shall be made immediately by telephone to the central register established under Section 7.7 on the single, State-wide, toll-free telephone number established in Section 7.6, or in person or by telephone through the n…

Reports made by mandated reporters that require a child welfare services referral

Reports made by mandated reporters that require a child welfare services referral. (a) When a report is made by a mandated reporter to the statewide toll-free telephone number established under Section 7.6 of this Act and there is a prior indicated report of abuse or neglect, or there is a prior open service case invol…

(a) To the fullest extent feasible, the Department shall cooperate with and shall seek the cooperation and involvement of all appropriate public and private agencies, including health, education, social service and law enforcement agencies, religious institutions, courts of competent jurisdiction, and agencies, organiz…

The Department shall establish a Child Protective Service Unit within each geographic region as designated by the Director of the Department

The Department shall establish a Child Protective Service Unit within each geographic region as designated by the Director of the Department. The Child Protective Service Unit shall perform those functions assigned by this Act to it and only such others that would further the purposes of this Act. It shall have a suffi…

(a) The Department shall be the sole agency responsible for receiving and investigating reports of child abuse or neglect made under this Act, including reports of adult resident abuse or neglect as defined in this Act, except where investigations by other agencies may be required with respect to reports alleging the a…

The Director of the Department shall appoint a Perinatal Coordinator who shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches with a specialty certification in pediatric care

The Director of the Department shall appoint a Perinatal Coordinator who shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches with a specialty certification in pediatric care. Such coordinator, or other designated medical specialists, shall review all reports of suspected medical neglect involving new…

All persons required to report under Section 4 may refer to the Department of Human Services any pregnant person in this State who has a substance use disorder as defined in the Substance Use Disorder Act. The Department of Human Services shall notify the local Infant Mortality Reduction Network service provider or Dep…

Substance abuse services for parents with children

Substance abuse services for parents with children. The Department of Human Services and the Department of Children and Family Services shall develop a community based system of integrated child welfare and substance abuse services for the purpose of providing safety and protection for children, improving adult health…

(Text of Section before amendment by P

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-586) Sec. 7.4. (a) The Department shall be capable of receiving reports of suspected child abuse or neglect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Whenever the Department receives a report alleging that a child is a truant as defined in Section 26-2a of the School Code, as now or h…

Domestic violence co-location program

Domestic violence co-location program. (a) As used in this Section: "Domestic violence co-location program" means a program, administered in partnership with a co-location program management entity, where domestic violence advocates who are trained in domestic violence services and employed through a domestic violence…