Illinois Statutes Chapter 30. Finance § 435/10. Definitions

(a) “Service provider” means any nongovernmental entity, either for-profit or not-for-profit, that enters into a contract with a State agency under which the entity is paid or reimbursed by the State for providing human services to persons in Illinois.

(b) “State agency” means the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (formerly Department of Public Aid), the Department of Public Health, the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Human Services, and any other department or agency of State government that enters into contracts with service providers under which the provider is paid or reimbursed by the State for providing human services to persons in Illinois.

(c) “Covered bond issue” means revenue bonds (i) that are issued by any agency of State or local government within this State, including without limitation bonds issued by the Illinois Finance Authority, (ii) that are to be directly or indirectly paid, in whole or in part, from payments due to a service provider under a human services contract with a State agency, and (iii) for which a debt service reserve or other reserve fund has been established, under the control of a named trustee, that the service provider is required to replenish in the event that moneys from the reserve fund are used to make payments of principal or interest on the bonds.