(210 ILCS 62/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Committee" means the End Stage Renal Disease Advisory Committee.
"Department" means the Department of Public Health.
"Dialysis" means a process by which dissolved substances are removed from a patient's body by diffusion from one fluid compartment to another across a semipermeable membrane.
"Dialysis technician" means an individual who is not a registered nurse or physician and who provides dialysis care under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician.
"Director" means the Director of Public Health.
"End stage renal disease" means that stage of renal impairment that appears irreversible and permanent and that requires a regular course of dialysis or kidney transplantation to maintain life.
"End stage renal disease facility" or "ESRDF" means a facility that provides dialysis treatment or dialysis training to individuals with end stage renal disease.
"Licensee" means an individual or entity licensed by the Department to operate an end stage renal disease facility.
"Nurse" means an individual who is licensed to practice nursing under the Nurse Practice Act.
"Patient" means any individual receiving treatment from an end stage renal disease facility.
"Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or other legal entity.
"Physician" means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987.
(Source: P.A. 95-639, eff. 10-5-07.)
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