Section 980.10 Definitions

Section 980

Section 980.10  Definitions

"Act" means Section 55.76 of the Civil

Administrative Code of Illinois [20 ILCS 2310/55.76] (see P.A. 88-666,

effective September 16, 1994).

"Applicant" means any eligible hospital,

laboratory, educational institution, or other organization in Illinois, the

intent of which is to conduct research into causes, prevention and treatment of

heart disease or to conduct public education relating to treatment and

prevention of heart disease.

"Cause" means that which brings about a particular

condition, result or effect.

"Department" means the Illinois Department of

Public Health.

"Detection" means a determination of the presence

of heart disease.

"Director" means the Director of the Illinois

Department of Public Health.

"Fellowship" means supervised practical experience

for an individual in a health care or scientific specialty beyond such

experience required to earn a doctorate degree or, in the case of medicine,

beyond such experience provided to hospital resident physicians to broaden

expertise in the treatment of heart disease.

"Funding Period or Grant Agreement Period" means

the time during which an award is to be spent in support of a particular

research project or training course.  The funding period may coincide with the

Department's fiscal year.

"Governmental Unit Code" means the Illinois

Comptroller's preassigned vendor identification number for governmental

agencies and municipalities.

"Heart Disease" means any pathological condition of

the heart.

"Not-for-Profit Corporation" means a corporation as

described in the General Not-for-Profit Corporation Act of 1986 [805 ILCS 105].

"Peer Review Panel" means a group appointed by the

Director, whose members demonstrate and are acknowledged to have expertise in

areas dealing with heart disease research.

"Prevention" means the use of various techniques,

including the adoption of specific health related habits or use of medications,

to stop heart disease from developing in healthy individuals

ation Act of 1986 [805 ILCS 105].

"Peer Review Panel" means a group appointed by the

Director, whose members demonstrate and are acknowledged to have expertise in

areas dealing with heart disease research.

"Prevention" means the use of various techniques,

including the adoption of specific health related habits or use of medications,

to stop heart disease from developing in healthy individuals.

"Principal Investigator" means the person with

prime responsibility or the lead person for conducting a research project.

"Project Period" means a minimum of one year and a

maximum of three years (possibility of two continuation grants).

"Research" means a trained inquiry or

experimentation related to investigating causes, prevention, and treatments for

heart disease.

"Research Fund" means the Heart Disease Treatment

and Prevention Fund which is a special fund in the State Treasury as described

in the Act.

"Research Fund Checkoff" means a voluntary process

by which an Illinois taxpayer may use a provision on the standard individual

income tax form to contribute to the Heart Disease Treatment and Prevention

Fund.

"Research Grant" means funding provided to

qualified principal investigators to investigate specific questions related to

heart disease research.

"Screening" means examining and testing for heart

disease.

"TIN" means the nine digit federal Taxpayer

Identification Number; Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN); Social

Security Number; or Governmental Unit Code.

"Training and Continuing Education" means expanding

or updating the knowledge of research scientists, health care professionals and

other allied persons.

"Treatment" means the management and care of an

individual for the purpose of combating heart disease.