Illinois Statutes Chapter 225. Professions,Occupations and Business Operations § 47/15. Definitions

(a) “Board” means the Health Facilities and Services Review Board.

(b) “Entity” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, or other business that provides health services but does not include an individual who is a health care worker who provides professional services to an individual.

(c) “Group practice” means a group of 2 or more health care workers legally organized as a partnership, professional corporation, not-for-profit corporation, faculty practice plan or a similar association in which:

(d) “Health care worker” means any individual licensed under the laws of this State to provide health services, including but not limited to: dentists licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act; dental hygienists licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act;  1 nurses and advanced practice registered nurses licensed under the Nurse Practice Act;  2 occupational therapists licensed under the Illinois Occupational Therapy Practice Act;  3 optometrists licensed under the Illinois Optometric Practice Act of 1987;  4 pharmacists licensed under the Pharmacy Practice Act;  5 physical therapists licensed under the Illinois Physical Therapy Act;  6 physicians licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987;  7 physician assistants licensed under the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987;  8 podiatric physicians licensed under the Podiatric Medical Practice Act of 1987;  9 clinical psychologists licensed under the Clinical Psychologist Licensing Act; [FN10] clinical social workers licensed under the Clinical Social Work and Social Work Practice Act; [FN11] speech-language pathologists and audiologists licensed under the Illinois Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Practice Act; [FN12] or hearing instrument dispensers licensed under the Hearing Instrument Consumer Protection Act, [FN13] or any of their successor Acts.

(e) “Health services” means health care procedures and services provided by or through a health care worker.

(f) “Immediate family member” means a health care worker's spouse, child, child's spouse, or a parent.

(g) “Investment interest” means an equity or debt security issued by an entity, including, without limitation, shares of stock in a corporation, units or other interests in a partnership, bonds, debentures, notes, or other equity interests or debt instruments except that investment interest for purposes of Section 20 does not include interest in a hospital licensed under the laws of the State of Illinois.

(h) “Investor” means an individual or entity directly or indirectly owning a legal or beneficial ownership or investment interest, (such as through an immediate family member, trust, or another entity related to the investor).

(i) “Office practice” includes the facility or facilities at which a health care worker, on an ongoing basis, provides or supervises the provision of professional health services to individuals.

(j) “Referral” means any referral of a patient for health services, including, without limitation: