Illinois Statutes Chapter 5. General Provisions § 327/10. Definitions

§ 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:

“Agency” means any branch, department, board, committee, or commission of State government, but does not include units of local government, school districts, or boards of election commissioners.

“Blood” means both the liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of a human body and any cells or parts thereof, including, but not limited to, whole blood, plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

“Department” means the Department of Central Management Services.

“Organ” means any biological tissue of the human body that may be donated by a living donor, including, but not limited to, the kidney, liver, lung, pancreas, intestine, bone, and skin or any subpart thereof.

“Participating employee” means a permanent full-time or part-time employee who has been employed by an agency for a period of 6 months or more and who donates an organ, bone marrow, or blood.