Section 148.600  Definitions

"Committee" means the Renal Disease Advisory Committee.  The Committee, which is appointed by the Department's Director, consults with the Department in the administration of the Renal Disease Treatment Act [410 ILCS 430].  The Committee is composed of 15 persons representing entities involved in or interested in kidney diseases, to include hospitals and medical schools, physicians, voluntary agencies and the general public.  The Committee meets at least once each year, as specified in the Act.

"Department" means the Illinois Department of Public Aid.

"Dialysis Facility" means a facility that provides dialysis treatments such as in-facility and home dialysis and is certified by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as a Medicare-approved dialysis facility.

"Dialysis Treatment" means the filtering of blood in order to remove liquid and unwanted material so that fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance in the blood can be maintained.

"End Stage Renal Disease" means the level of renal impairment that is irreversible and permanent, results in the kidneys losing their ability to filter blood and excrete urine, and requires a regular course of dialysis or kidney transplantation to maintain life.

"Patient" means an eligible person whose kidneys are non-functioning or absent and who requires dialysis treatment to maintain life.

"Program" means the Illinois Department of Public Aid's State Chronic Renal Disease Program.

(Source:  Added at 26 Ill. Reg. 4825, effective March 15, 2002)