Illinois Administrative Code › Title 23 - EDUCATION AND CULTURAL RESOURCES › Part 2749 - NURSING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 2749.10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Academic year" means the period of time from
				  September 1 of one year through August 31 of the next year or as otherwise
				  defined by the academic institution.
(Section 3(6) of the Law)
"
Accepted for admission" means a student has
				  completed the requirements for entry into an associate degree in nursing
				  program, associate degree in applied sciences in nursing program,
				  hospital-based diploma in nursing program, baccalaureate degree in nursing
				  program, graduate degree in nursing program, or certificate in practical
				  nursing program at an approved institution, as documented by the
				  institution.
(Section 3(10) of the Law)
"Advanced practice registered nurse" or "APRN" means
				  a person who has met the qualifications for a certified nurse midwife (CNM),
				  certified nurse practitioner (CNP); certified registered nurse anesthetist
				  (CRNA); or clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and has been licensed by the
				  Department
of Financial and Professional Regulation. (Section 50-10 of
				  the Nurse Practice Act [225 ILCS 65 ])
"Approved institution" means a public community
				  college, private junior college, hospital-based diploma in nursing program, or
				  public or private college or university
, or online institution,
with a pre-licensure nursing education program
that is
				  physically
located in this State that has approval by the Department of
				  Financial and Professional Regulation for an associate degree in nursing
				  program, associate degree in applied sciences in nursing program,
				  hospital-based diploma in nursing program, baccalaureate degree in nursing
				  program, graduate degree in nursing program, or certificate in a practical
				  nursing program or a post-licensure nursing education program approved by
				  the
Illinois
Board of Higher Education or any successor agency
				  with similar authority.
(Section 3(3) of the Law)
"Associate degree in nursing program" or
				  "hospital-based diploma in nursing program" means a program offered by an
				  approved institution and leading to an associate degree in nursing, associate
				  degree in applied sciences in nursing, or hospital-based diploma in
				  nursing.
(Section 3(7) of the Law)
"Baccalaureate degree in nursing program" means a
				  program offered by an approved institution and leading to a bachelor of science
				  degree in nursing.
(Section 3(4) of the Law)
"Business day" means any day, including Monday through
				  Friday. It does not include a federal or State government declared holiday,
				  Saturday or Sunday.
"Calendar day" means all days in a month or prescribed time
				  frame. It includes weekends and federal or State government declared
				  holidays.
"Certificate of Naturalization" means a document issued by
				  the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that demonstrates the person named in
				  the certificate has obtained U.S. citizenship through naturalization.
"Class rank" is the measure of how a student's performance
				  compares to other students in the same class.
"Continuous attendance" means enrollment in an approved
				  institution's nursing program (as a full-time or part-time student), for an
				  entire academic year and for the total duration of time it takes the student to
				  complete the nursing degree or certificate up to the maximum number of years
				  the recipient is eligible to receive the scholarship. Continuous attendance
				  need not be maintained for the summer term. Continuous attendance shall be
				  deemed to have been broken if the student goes more than one semester, quarter
				  or trimester without successfully completing a nursing-related course.
"Default" means failure to meet the legal obligations or
				  conditions of the scholarship. Default occurs when the recipient:
voluntarily withdraws from school;
is dismissed from school due to academic failure (as defined
				  by the school);
does not maintain the Continuous Attendance requirement (see
				  Sections 597.10,
				  597.235,
				  or
				  597.240)
				  ;
fails to become licensed in Illinois as a Practical Nurse,
				  Registered Professional Nurse, or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (as
				  applicable); or
fails to fulfill the nursing employment obligation or nurse
				  educator employment obligation.
"Deferment" means the temporary delay or postponement of a
				  recipient's continuous attendance requirement, nursing employment obligation,
				  or nurse educator employment obligation.
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Public
				  Health.
(Section 3(2) of the Law)
"Direct patient care" means care of a patient provided by an
				  advanced practice registered nurse, a registered nurse, or a licensed practical
				  nurse. Direct patient care may involve any aspect of the health care of a
				  patient, including treatment, counseling, in-service for self-care, education,
				  and administration of medication.
"Director" means the Director of the Illinois
				  Department of Public Health.
(Section 3(9) of the Law)
"Educational loan" means any loan guaranteed by the
				  State Scholarship Commission under the Higher Education Student Assistance Law,
				  any education loan made by an institution of higher education from the proceeds
				  of a loan to the institution by the
Illinois Finance Authority
under the
Higher Education Loan Act
, or any other loan
				  from public funds made for the purpose of financing an individual's attendance
				  at an institution of higher education.
(Section 1(a) of the
				  Educational Loan Default Act [5 ILCS 385 ])
"Enrollment" means the establishment and maintenance
				  of an individual's status as a
nursing
student in an approved
				  institution, regardless of the terms used at the institution to describe such
				  status.
(Section 3(5) of the Law)
"Expected Family Contribution" or "EFC" is an estimate of the
				  student's (for a dependent student, their parent's or guardian's) ability to
				  pay the costs of a year of post-secondary education. The EFC is also used to
				  determine a student's eligibility for need-based federal student aid. The EFC
				  is included on the Student Aid Report and Institutional Student Information
				  Record, which are sent after a student files a Free Application for Federal
				  Student Aid.
"Fees" means those mandatory charges, in addition to
				  tuition, that all students
enrolled in a nursing program
must
				  pay, including required course or lab fees.
(Section 3(11) of the
				  Law)
"Free Application for Federal Student Aid" or "FAFSA" means
				  an application that helps students to determine eligibility for financial aid.
				  Information on FAFSA can be obtained at
www.fafsa.ed.gov
.
"Full-time nursing employment" means providing direct patient
				  care of at least 24 hours per week for those persons working weekend shifts, or
				  35 hours or more per week for those working weekday shifts.
"Full-time
nursing
student" means a
				  student
who is
enrolled
in a nursing program
for at least 12
credit
hours per term or as otherwise
				  determined
as full-time
by the academic institution
.
				  (Section 3(12) of the Law)
"General Education Development" or "GED" means tests which,
				  when passed, provide certification that an individual has U.S. high
				  school-level academic skills.
"GED Passing Score" means an individual earned a score that
				  demonstrated skills equivalent to high school graduates. Individuals who earn a
				  GED passing score are eligible to earn a high school equivalency
				  credential.
"Grade point average" or "GPA" means a measure of a student's
				  academic achievement, calculated by dividing the total number of grade points
				  received by the total number of grade points attempted.
"Graduate degree in nursing program" means a program
				  offered by an approved institution and leading to a master of science degree in
				  nursing or a doctorate of philosophy
in nursing
, doctorate of
				  nursing
, doctorate of nursing practice, doctorate of nursing science,
				  doctorate of nursing education, or doctorate of nurse anesthesia
				  practice
.
(Section 3(8) of the Law)
"Grant Agreement" means the written instrument defining a
				  legal relationship entered into between the Department and a grantee.
"Grantee" means a person which may use scholarship funds from
				  this program.
"Health care facility" means a facility in Illinois where a
				  scholarship recipient fulfills the recipient's nursing employment obligation
				  and includes, but is not limited to, a health care professional's office,
				  hospital or local health department.
"Illinois Nursing Workforce Center Advisory Board" shall have
				  the meaning ascribed in the Nurse Practice Act. (Section 75-15 of the Nurse
				  Practice Act)
"Illinois resident" means a person who has been
a
				  resident
of Illinois
for at least one year prior to
applying for a
scholarship and is a citizen or lawful permanent
				  resident alien of the United States
. (Section 5(1) of the Law)
"Law" means the Nursing Education Scholarship
				  Law
[110 ILCS 975 ]. (Section 3(13)
				  of the Law)
"Lawful permanent resident alien" means a person who is not a
				  citizen of the United States but who resides in the United States under legally
				  recognized requirements and has lawfully recorded permanent residence as an
				  immigrant.
"Licensed practical nurse" means a person who is
				  currently licensed as a licensed practical nurse by the Department of
Financial and
Professional Regulation under the Nurse Practice
				  Act
. (Section 3(18) of the Law)
"Living expenses" means room and board, miscellaneous fees,
				  books, transportation and commuting costs. This amount is adjusted annually
				  based upon the
uniform living allowance reported in the weighted
				  Monetary Award Program
(MAP) from the Illinois Student Assistance
				  Commission. (Section 7 of the Law)
"Mean-Weighted Average Tuition and Fees" means the tuition
				  and mandatory fees used for the Illinois public universities and community
				  colleges by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for purposes of Monetary
				  Award Program (MAP) grants.
"Monetary Award Program" or "MAP" means a grant awarded by
				  the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) that provides payment toward
				  tuition and mandatory fees for Illinois residents to attend an Illinois
				  college.
"Naturalization" means the process in which a person not born
				  in the United States voluntarily becomes a U.S. citizen.
"Null and void" means that a scholarship application
				  submitted to the Department has no legal force and is invalid.
"Nurse educator" means a person who is currently
				  licensed as a registered nurse by the Department of
Financial and
Professional Regulation under the Nurse Practice Act
,
who has a graduate degree in nursing, and who is employed by an
				  approved academic institution to educate registered nursing students, licensed
				  practical nursing students, and registered nurses pursuing graduate
				  degrees.
(Section 3(23) of the Law)
"Nurse educator employment" means employment by an approved
				  academic institution in Illinois to educate nursing students.
"Nurse educator employment obligation" means
				  employment in this State as a nurse educator for at least two years for each
				  year of scholarship assistance received under Section
				  6.5 of
the
Law.
(Section 3(24) of the Law)
"Nursing employment obligation" means employment in
				  this State as a registered professional nurse, licensed practical nurse, or
				  advanced practice nurse in direct patient care for at least one year for each
				  year of scholarship assistance received through the Nursing Education
				  Scholarship Program.
(Section 3(14) of the Law)
"Official transcript" means transcripts that have been
				  received directly from the institution (either through the mail or
				  electronically) or have been issued to the applicant or recipient in a sealed
				  envelope, which shall remain sealed until its arrival at the Department. The
				  transcript shall include the institution's official seal, the date transcript
				  was issued and the registrar's signature.
"Part-time nursing employment" means providing direct patient
				  care for between 17.5 hours and 34 hours per
				  week.
"Part-time student" means a person who is enrolled
				  for at least one-third of the number of hours required per term by a school for
				  its full-time students.
(Section 3(15) of the Law)
"Permanent resident card" or "Green card" means the holder of
				  this card has been granted authorization from the U.S. Department of Homeland
				  Security to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis.
"Practical Nursing Program" means a program offered
				  by an approved institution and leading to a certificate in practical
				  nursing.
(Section 3(16) of the Law)
"Prerequisite course" means a course requirement (determined
				  by the approved institution) that a student must meet to demonstrate readiness
				  for enrollment in nursing education.
"Quarter" means a term within an academic year that marks the
				  beginning and end of classes. Quarters are eight to ten weeks in duration and
				  there are four quarters in an academic year.
"Registered professional nurse" means a person who is
				  currently licensed as a registered professional nurse by the Department
				  of
Financial and
Professional Regulation under the Nurse
				  Practice Act
. (Section 3(17) of the Law)
"Renewal" or "Scholarship renewal" means a continuation of a
				  past scholarship in reference to the same degree or certificate sought. Renewal
				  does not apply to a prior scholarship recipient who wishes to pursue a higher
				  nursing degree after receiving assistance on a previous nursing degree or
				  certificate.
"School term" means an academic term, such as a
				  semester, quarter, or trimester, or number of clock hours, as defined by an
				  approved institution.
(Section 3(19) of the Law)
"Semester" means a term within an academic year that marks
				  the beginning and end of classes. Semesters are 15 to 16 weeks in duration and
				  there are two semesters in an academic year.
"Student Aid Report" or "SAR" is a summary of the student's
				  FAFSA responses and includes the student's Expected Family Contribution.
"Student in good standing" means a student
enrolled in a nursing program is
maintaining a cumulative grade point
				  average equivalent to at least an academic grade of "C".
(Section
				  3(20) of the Law)
"Submission of application" means a nursing education
				  scholarship application has been received by the Department by the established
				  deadline set forth in Section
				  597.110(b).
				  Submission does not mean that the application is postmarked by the established
				  submission deadline but arrives at the Department on a later date.
"Summer term" means a term within an academic year that marks
				  the beginning and end of classes. The term is approximately four to nine weeks
				  in duration and is typically offered during June, July and August of an
				  academic year.
"Toll" or "Tolling" means to postpone or suspend the running
				  of a specific time period.
"Total and permanent disability" means a physical or
				  mental impairment, disease, or loss of a permanent nature that prevents nursing
				  employment with or without reasonable accommodation. Proof of disability shall
				  be a declaration from the social security administration, Illinois Workers'
				  Compensation Commission, Department of Defense, or an insurer authorized to
				  transact business in Illinois who is providing disability insurance coverage to
				  a contractor.
(Section 3(21) of the Law)
"Trimester" means a term within an academic year that marks
				  the beginning and end of classes. Trimesters are 12 to 15 weeks in duration and
				  there are three trimesters in an academic year.
"Tuition" means the established charges of an
				  institution of higher learning for instruction at that institution.
(Section 3(22) of the Law)
"United States citizen" means an individual born in the
				  United States; Puerto Rico (on or after April 11, 1899); the Canal Zone or the
				  Republic of Panama (on or after February 26, 1904); the Virgin Islands (on or
				  after January 17, 1917); Guam (after April 11, 1899); or the Commonwealth of
				  the Northern Mariana Islands (on or after November 4, 1986); foreign-born
				  children, under age 18, residing in the U.S. with their birth or adoptive
				  parents, at least one of whom is a U.S. citizen by birth or naturalization; and
				  individuals granted citizenship status by the U.S. Department of Homeland
				  Security, Customs and Immigration Service. (See
https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-a-chapter-2#footnote-6
)
"Waiver" means to permanently relieve a recipient's
				  continuous attendance requirement, nursing employment obligation, or nurse
				  educator employment obligation.