Illinois Administrative Code › Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH › Part 615 - LOCAL HEALTH PROTECTION GRANT CODE › Subpart A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 615.100 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Department" means the Illinois Department of Public
				  Health.
"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of
				  Public Health.
"Health Care Provider" means any person or entity that offers
				  medical care for the purpose of preventing, alleviating, curing or healing
				  human illness or injury. Health care provider includes, but is not limited to,
				  physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, paramedics,
				  emergency medical technicians, hospitals, medical clinics, long-term care
				  facilities, pharmacies and medical laboratories.
"Health Protection Program" means any program, service or
				  activity performed by a local health department that is intended to prevent or
				  reduce the incidence of disease, death or disability caused by infectious
				  diseases; exposure to hazardous or toxic substances; or unsafe food, water,
				  air, consumer products, or other environmental exposure.
"Local Health Department" means a local governmental agency
				  that administers and assures health-related programs and services within its
				  jurisdiction and that is certified pursuant to 77 Ill. Adm. Code
				  600.210 (Certified
				  Local Health Department Code - Certification).
"Local Health Partner" means a public or private organization
				  that collaborates with a local health department on health-related programs and
				  services to improve the health of residents in the local health department's
				  jurisdiction.
"Local Health Protection Grant" means a grant made by the
				  Department to a local health department for health protection programs
				  including, but not limited to, Infectious Diseases, Food Protection, Potable
				  Water Supply and Private Sewage Disposal.
"Partner Services" means services offered to persons
				  diagnosed with HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea or chlamydia and to their partners.
				  These services include a voluntary process of interviewing infected individuals
				  to elicit and subsequently notify sex and needle sharing partners of possible
				  exposure or potential risk of exposure to infection. Partner services
				  facilitate testing and treatment of exposed partners and referrals to support
				  services as needed. Partner services are integral in identifying and treating
				  previously undiagnosed and untreated cases of sexually transmitted infections,
				  including HIV, resulting in decreased transmission of infection in the
				  community.
"Secure Management" means the protection of public health
				  data and information systems to prevent unauthorized release of identifying
				  information and accidental loss of data or damage to the systems. Security
				  measures include procedures to detect, document and counter threats to data
				  confidentiality or the integrity of data systems.
"State Fiscal Year" means any 12-month period beginning on
				  July 1 of one year and ending on June 30 of the following year.
"Substantial Compliance" means meeting requirements set forth
				  in this Part, except for variations from the strict and literal performance of
				  the requirements that result in insignificant omissions and defects, given the
				  particular circumstances and the incidence and history of the omissions and
				  defects. Omissions and defects that have an adverse impact on public health and
				  safety shall not be considered insignificant and shall be considered
				  substantial noncompliance.