Section 990.10  Definitions

            "Act" means Section 55.77 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois [20 ILCS 2310/55.77] (see P. A. 88-666, effective September 16, 1994).

            "Applicant" means any eligible public or private statewide hemophilia organization in Illinois, the intent of which is to provide funds for the treatment or the administration of treatment to individuals with hemophilia.

            "Department" means the Illinois Department of Public Health.

            "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health.

            "Funding Period or Grant Agreement Period" means the time during which an award is to be spent in support of a particular project.  The funding period may coincide with the Department's fiscal year.

            "General Award" means presentation of funds by the Department to an applicant.

            "Governmental Unit Code" means the Illinois Comptroller's preassigned vendor identification number for governmental agencies and municipalities.

            "Hemophilia" means an abnormal bleeding tendency resulting from a genetically determined deficiency in the blood.

            "Hemophilia Treatment 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 Hemophilia Treatment Fund.

            "TIN" means the nine digit federal Taxpayer Identification Number; Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN); Social Security Number; or Governmental Unit Code.

            "Treatment" means the management and care of individuals with hemophilia.