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210 ILCS 45/3-702

(a) A person who believes that this Act or a rule promulgated under this Act may have been violated may request an investigation

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(210 ILCS 45/3-702) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 4153-702)
    Sec. 3-702. (a) A person who believes that this Act or a rule promulgated under this Act may have been violated may request an investigation. The request may be submitted to the Department in writing, by telephone, by electronic means, or by personal visit. An oral complaint shall be reduced to writing by the Department. The Department shall make available, through its website and upon request, information regarding the oral and phone intake processes and the list of questions that will be asked of the complainant. The Department shall request information identifying the complainant, including the name, address, and telephone number, to help enable appropriate follow-up. The Department shall act on such complaints via on-site visits or other methods deemed appropriate to handle the complaints with or without such identifying information, as otherwise provided under this Section. The complainant shall be informed that compliance with such request is not required to satisfy the procedures for filing a complaint under this Act. The Department must notify complainants that complaints with less information provided are far more difficult to respond to and investigate.
    (b) The substance of the complaint shall be provided in writing to the licensee, owner, or administrator no earlier than at the commencement of an on-site inspection of the facility which takes place pursuant to the complaint.
    (c) The Department shall not disclose the name of the complainant unless the complainant consents in writing to the disclosure or the investigation results in a judicial proceeding, or unless disclosure is essential to the investigation. The complainant shall be given the opportunity to withdraw the complaint before disclosure. Upon the request of the complainant, the Department may permit the complainant or a representative of the complainant to accompany the person making the on-site inspection of the facility.
    (d) Upon receipt of a complaint, the Department shall determine whether this Act or a rule promulgated under this Act has been or is being violated. The Department shall investigate all complaints alleging abuse or neglect within 7 days after the receipt of the complaint except that complaints of abuse or neglect which indicate that a resident's life or safety is in imminent danger shall be investigated within 24 hours after receipt of the complaint. All other complaints shall be investigated within 30 days after the receipt of the complaint, except that, during a statewide public health emergency, as defined in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act, all other complaints shall be investigated within appropriate time frames to the extent feasible. The Department employees investigating a complaint shall conduct a brief, informal exit conference with the facility to alert its administration of any suspected serious deficiency that poses a direct threat to the health, safety, or welfare of a resident to enable an immediate correction for the alleviation or elimination of such threat. Such information and findings discussed in the brief exit conference shall become a part of the investigating record but shall not in any way constitute an official or final notice of violation as provided under Section 3-301. All complaints shall be classified as "an invalid report", "a valid report", or "an undetermined report". For any complaint classified as "a valid report", the Department must determine within 30 working days after any Department employee enters a facility to begin an on-site inspection if any rule or provision of this Act has been or is being violated.
    (d-1) The Department shall, whenever possible, combine an on-site investigation of a complaint in a facility with other inspections in order to avoid duplication of inspections.
    (e) In all cases, the Department shall inform the complainant of its findings within 10 days of its determination unless otherwise indicated by the complainant, and the complainant may direct the Department to send a copy of such findings to another person. The Department's findings may include comments or documentation provided by either the complainant or the licensee pertaining to the complaint. The Department shall also notify the facility of such findings within 10 days of the determination, but the name of the complainant or residents shall not be disclosed in this notice to the facility. The notice of such findings shall include a copy of the written determination; the correction order, if any; the warning notice, if any; the inspection report; or the State licensure form on which the violation is listed.
    (f) A written determination, correction order, or warning notice concerning a complaint, together with the facility's response, shall be available for public inspection, but the name of the complainant or resident shall not be disclosed without his consent.
    (g) A complainant who is dissatisfied with the determination or investigation by the Department may request a hearing under Section 3-703. The facility shall be given notice of any such hearing and may participate in the hearing as a party. If a facility requests a hearing under Section 3-703 which concerns a matter covered by a complaint, the complainant shall be given notice and may participate in the hearing as a party. A request for a hearing by either a complainant or a facility shall be submitted in writing to the Department within 30 days after the mailing of the Department's findings as described in subsection (e) of this Section. Upon receipt of the request the Department shall conduct a hearing as provided under Section 3-703.
    (g-5) The Department shall conduct an annual review of all survey activity from the preceding fiscal year and make a report concerning the complaint and survey process. The report shall include, but not be limited to:
        (1) the total number of complaints received;
        (2) the breakdown of 24-hour, 7-day, and 30-day
    
complaints;
        (3) the breakdown of anonymous and non-anonymous
    
complaints;
        (4) the number of complaints that were substantiated
    
versus unsubstantiated;
        (5) the total number of substantiated complaints that
    
were completed in the time frame determined under subsection (d);
        (6) the total number of informal dispute resolutions
    
requested;
        (7) the total number of informal dispute resolution
    
requests approved;
        (8) the total number of informal dispute resolutions
    
that were overturned or reduced in severity;
        (9) the total number of nurse surveyors hired during
    
the calendar year;
        (10) the total number of nurse surveyors who left
    
Department employment;
        (11) the average length of tenure for nurse surveyors
    
employed by the Department at the time the report is created;
        (12) the total number of times the Department imposed
    
discretionary denial of payment within 15 days of notice and within 2 days of notice as well as the number of times the discretionary denial of payment took effect; and
        (13) any other complaint information requested by the
    
Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board created under Section 2-204 of this Act or the Illinois Long-Term Care Council created under Section 4.04a of the Illinois Act on the Aging.
    This report shall be provided to the Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board, the Illinois Long-Term Care Council, and the General Assembly. The Long-Term Care Facility Advisory Board and the Illinois Long-Term Care Council shall review the report and suggest any changes deemed necessary to the Department for review and action, including how to investigate and substantiate anonymous complaints.
    (h) Any person who knowingly transmits a false report to the Department commits the offense of disorderly conduct under subsection (a)(8) of Section 26-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
(Source: P.A. 102-432, eff. 8-20-21; 102-947, eff. 1-1-23; 103-1, eff. 4-27-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: Fisher v. Lexington Health Care, Inc.
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Fisher v. Lexington Health Care, Inc. (1999) ill · cites it 4× “Sections 3-601 through 3-607 address the right of nursing home residents to sue for damages and other relief.”
Gruby v. The Department of Public Health (2015) illappct · cites it 4× “The Department further points out that, if plaintiff believed that Manorcare violated the Act when it failed to readmit him to the facility, he could have filed a complaint pursuant to section 3-702 of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-702 (West 2012)), which authorizes any person who…”
Gruby v. The Department of Public Health (2015) illappct · cites it 4× “The Department further points out that, if plaintiff believed that Manorcare violated the Act when it failed to readmit him to the facility, he could have filed a complaint pursuant to section 3-702 of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-702 (West 2012)), which authorizes any person who…”
UDI No. 2 v. The Department of Public Health (2012) illappct · cites it 4× “The court found the Department’s jurisdiction was proper in this case and that section 3- 702(d) of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-702(d) (West 2006)) applied, not section 3-212(c) of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-212(c) (West 2006)), because the violation was determined after a complaint…”
UDI 10 v. Department of Public Health (2012) illappct · cites it 4× “The trial court found the Department’s jurisdiction was proper in this case and that section 3-702(d) of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-702(d) (West 2008)) applied, not section 3- 212(c) of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-212(c) (West 2008)), because the violation was determined after a…”
UDI NO. 10, LLC v. Dept. of Public Health (2012) illappct · cites it 6× “" 210 ILCS 45/3-702(a) (West 2008). ¶ 16 The Department investigates all complaints alleging abuse within seven days of receiving them, unless the complaint is regarding abuse or neglect indicating a resident's life is in imminent danger, which would be investigated within 24…”
Smith v. Vohra (2025) illappct · cites it 6× “210 ILCS 45/3-702 (2022). Administrative Code provisions implementing that provision provide: “Dissatisfied Complainants pursuant to this Section shall have the opportunity to contest the adequacy of the Department's investigation and its determination as to whether the…”
Gruby v. The Department of Public Health (2015) illappct · cites it 4× “The Department further points out that, if plaintiff believed that Manorcare violated the Act when it failed to readmit him to the facility, he could have filed a complaint pursuant to section 3-702 of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-702 (West 2012)), which authorizes any person who…”
Sherman West Court v. Arnold (2011) illappct · cites it 2× “See 210 ILCS 45/3-702(e) (West 2008). If the complainant is not satisfied with the 3 No.”
— 210 ILCS 45/3-702(a) — 6 cases
Fisher v. Lexington Health Care, Inc. (1999) ill “Sections 3-601 through 3-607 address the right of nursing home residents to sue for damages and other relief.”
Gruby v. The Department of Public Health (2015) illappct “The Department further points out that, if plaintiff believed that Manorcare violated the Act when it failed to readmit him to the facility, he could have filed a complaint pursuant to section 3-702 of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-702 (West 2012)), which authorizes any person who…”
Gruby v. The Department of Public Health (2015) illappct “The Department further points out that, if plaintiff believed that Manorcare violated the Act when it failed to readmit him to the facility, he could have filed a complaint pursuant to section 3-702 of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-702 (West 2012)), which authorizes any person who…”
UDI NO. 10, LLC v. Dept. of Public Health (2012) illappct “" 210 ILCS 45/3-702(a) (West 2008). ¶ 16 The Department investigates all complaints alleging abuse within seven days of receiving them, unless the complaint is regarding abuse or neglect indicating a resident's life is in imminent danger, which would be investigated within 24…”
Smith v. Vohra (2025) illappct “210 ILCS 45/3-702 (2022). Administrative Code provisions implementing that provision provide: “Dissatisfied Complainants pursuant to this Section shall have the opportunity to contest the adequacy of the Department's investigation and its determination as to whether the…”
— 210 ILCS 45/3-702(d) — 5 cases
Fisher v. Lexington Health Care, Inc. (1999) ill “Sections 3-601 through 3-607 address the right of nursing home residents to sue for damages and other relief.”
UDI No. 2 v. The Department of Public Health (2012) illappct “The court found the Department’s jurisdiction was proper in this case and that section 3- 702(d) of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-702(d) (West 2006)) applied, not section 3-212(c) of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-212(c) (West 2006)), because the violation was determined after a complaint…”
UDI 10 v. Department of Public Health (2012) illappct “The trial court found the Department’s jurisdiction was proper in this case and that section 3-702(d) of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-702(d) (West 2008)) applied, not section 3- 212(c) of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-212(c) (West 2008)), because the violation was determined after a…”
UDI NO. 10, LLC v. Dept. of Public Health (2012) illappct “" 210 ILCS 45/3-702(a) (West 2008). ¶ 16 The Department investigates all complaints alleging abuse within seven days of receiving them, unless the complaint is regarding abuse or neglect indicating a resident's life is in imminent danger, which would be investigated within 24…”
Smith v. Vohra (2025) illappct “210 ILCS 45/3-702 (2022). Administrative Code provisions implementing that provision provide: “Dissatisfied Complainants pursuant to this Section shall have the opportunity to contest the adequacy of the Department's investigation and its determination as to whether the…”
— 210 ILCS 45/3-702(e) — 5 cases
UDI 10 v. Department of Public Health (2012) illappct “The trial court found the Department’s jurisdiction was proper in this case and that section 3-702(d) of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-702(d) (West 2008)) applied, not section 3- 212(c) of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-212(c) (West 2008)), because the violation was determined after a…”
UDI No. 2 v. The Department of Public Health (2012) illappct “The court found the Department’s jurisdiction was proper in this case and that section 3- 702(d) of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-702(d) (West 2006)) applied, not section 3-212(c) of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-212(c) (West 2006)), because the violation was determined after a complaint…”
UDI NO. 10, LLC v. Dept. of Public Health (2012) illappct “" 210 ILCS 45/3-702(a) (West 2008). ¶ 16 The Department investigates all complaints alleging abuse within seven days of receiving them, unless the complaint is regarding abuse or neglect indicating a resident's life is in imminent danger, which would be investigated within 24…”
Smith v. Vohra (2025) illappct “210 ILCS 45/3-702 (2022). Administrative Code provisions implementing that provision provide: “Dissatisfied Complainants pursuant to this Section shall have the opportunity to contest the adequacy of the Department's investigation and its determination as to whether the…”
Sherman West Court v. Arnold (2011) illappct “See 210 ILCS 45/3-702(e) (West 2008). If the complainant is not satisfied with the 3 No.”
— 210 ILCS 45/3-702(g) — 6 cases
Fisher v. Lexington Health Care, Inc. (1999) ill “Sections 3-601 through 3-607 address the right of nursing home residents to sue for damages and other relief.”
Gruby v. The Department of Public Health (2015) illappct “The Department further points out that, if plaintiff believed that Manorcare violated the Act when it failed to readmit him to the facility, he could have filed a complaint pursuant to section 3-702 of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-702 (West 2012)), which authorizes any person who…”
Gruby v. The Department of Public Health (2015) illappct “The Department further points out that, if plaintiff believed that Manorcare violated the Act when it failed to readmit him to the facility, he could have filed a complaint pursuant to section 3-702 of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-702 (West 2012)), which authorizes any person who…”
Smith v. Vohra (2025) illappct “210 ILCS 45/3-702 (2022). Administrative Code provisions implementing that provision provide: “Dissatisfied Complainants pursuant to this Section shall have the opportunity to contest the adequacy of the Department's investigation and its determination as to whether the…”
Gruby v. The Department of Public Health (2015) illappct “The Department further points out that, if plaintiff believed that Manorcare violated the Act when it failed to readmit him to the facility, he could have filed a complaint pursuant to section 3-702 of the Act (210 ILCS 45/3-702 (West 2012)), which authorizes any person who…”
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