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Illinois Code › Chapter 740 › Act 110 › Section 5

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(740 ILCS 110/5) (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 805) Sec. 5. Disclosure; consent. (a) Except as provided in Sections 6 through 12.2 of this Act, records and communications may be disclosed to someone other than those persons listed in Section 4 of this Act only with the written consent of those persons who are entitled to inspect and copy a recipient's record pursuant to Section 4 of this Act. (b) Every consent form shall be in writing and shall specify the following: (1) the person or agency to whom disclosure is to be made; (2) the purpose for which disclosure is to be made; (3) the nature of the information to be disclosed; (4) the right to inspect and copy the information to be disclosed; (5) the consequences of a refusal to consent, if any; and (6) the calendar date on which the consent expires, provided that if no calendar date is

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