Section 1110.200  Documents

a)         Business records shall be admissible.  A business record is:

1)         Relevant;

2)         A memorandum, report, record or data compilation;

3)         Made by a person with first-hand knowledge of the facts or from information transmitted by a person with knowledge of those matters;

4)         Made at or near the time of the facts;

5)         Made as part of the regular practice of the activity; and

6)         Kept in the course of regularly conducted activity.

b)         Any party may prove subsections (a)(3) through (a)(6) by presentation of a sworn statement by an individual responsible for making or keeping those records.  Business records include but are not limited to medical reports, Illinois Department of Public Health or Department of Human Services records, and police reports.  A hearsay statement within a business record will be admitted for the truth of the matter asserted if it is subject to a hearsay exception or otherwise would be admissible in civil cases in the circuit courts of this State, or if it is a type of evidence commonly relied upon by reasonably prudent persons in the conduct of their affairs.  The ALJ may apply less evidentiary weight to statements not subject to cross examination.

c)         Any party seeking introduction of a document will be allowed to offer a mechanical reproduction or photocopy of the original without any showing that the original is unavailable, upon representation of the party or attorney that the copy is a fair and accurate copy of the original.

(Source:  Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. 10826, effective July 13, 2026)