Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 570 - SPINAL CORD INJURY PARALYSIS CURE RESEARCH CODE › Section 570.100 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
Act - the State Finance Act.
Applicant - an entity that applies for a grant under this Part
				to conduct research to find a cure for spinal cord injury paralysis. (Section
				6z-49 of the Act)
Benefits - compensation that is in addition to direct wages or
				salary, including paid time off, pension, social security and insurance.
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 - all days in a month or prescribed time frame. It
				includes weekends and federal or State government declared holidays.
Certified mail - mail for which proof of delivery is
				obtained.
Department - the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Director - the Director of the Illinois Department of Public
				Health.
Equipment cost - the cost of movable equipment, including
				movable medical equipment, and the cost of making this equipment operational
				(e.g., installation costs).
Fiscal year - the financial operating year of Illinois State
				government. It begins on July 1 and ends on June 30 of the next calendar
				year.
Fund - the Spinal Cord Injury Paralysis Cure Research Trust
				Fund in the State Treasury.
Grant agreement - the agreement entered into between the
				Department and any grant recipient for the use of grant funds under this
				Part.
Grant funds - public funds dispensed by the Department to any
				person or entity for obligation, expenditure or use for a specific purpose.
				(Section 2(b) of the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act)
Grant recipient - an entity that receives a grant under this
				Part to conductresearch to find a cure for spinal cord injury paralysis.
				(Section 6z.49 of the Act)
Institutional Review Board or IRB - any board, committee or
				other group formally designated by an Illinois licensed hospital research
				facility to conduct an initial review of, to approve the initiation of, and to
				conduct periodic review of all biomedical research involving human
				subjects.
Nonprofit medical research institution - a corporation,
				association, partnership, nonprofit organization, governmental entity or other
				legal entity that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the
				Internal Revenue Code and conducts basic or applied research to aid the body of
				knowledge in the field of medicine. Spinal cord paralysis research by nonprofit
				medical institutions may include, but is not limited to, human, clinical,
				animal or laboratory research.
Personal services - costs associated with wages and salaries
				for individuals employed by the grantee.
Principal investigator - the person with primary responsibility
				for conducting a spinal cord injury paralysis research project.
Supplies - general purpose consumable items that have a shorter
				life span than equipment and that are stocked for recurring use.
Travel - the cost incurred by a grantee's employee to travel to
				fulfill specific job requirements. These costs could include, but not be
				limited to, air travel, local transportation, per diem, mileage allowance and
				lodging.