(410 ILCS 420/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2901)

Sec. 1. Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) "Department" means the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

(1.5) "Director" means the Director of Healthcare and Family Services and the Director of Insurance.

(2) (Blank).

(3) "Hemophilia" means a bleeding tendency resulting from a genetically determined deficiency in the blood.

(4) (Blank).

(5) "Eligible person" means any resident of the State suffering from hemophilia.

(6) "Family" means:

(a) In the case of a patient who is a dependent of another person or couple as defined by the Illinois Income Tax Act, all those persons for whom exemption is claimed in the State income tax return of the person or couple whose dependent the eligible person is, and

(b) In all other cases, all those persons for whom exemption is claimed in the State income tax return of the eligible person, or of the eligible person and his spouse.

(7) "Eligible cost of hemophilia services" means the cost of blood transfusions, blood derivatives, and for outpatient services, of physician charges, medical supplies, and appliances, used in the treatment of eligible persons for hemophilia, plus one half of the cost of hospital inpatient care, minus any amount of such cost which is eligible for payment or reimbursement by any hospital or medical insurance program, by any other government medical or financial assistance program, or by any charitable assistance program.

(8) "Gross income" means the base income for State income tax purposes of all members of the family.

(9) "Available family income" means the lesser of:

(a) Gross income minus the sum of (1) $5,500, and (2) $3,500 times the number of persons in the family, or

(b) One half of gross income.

(10) (Blank).

(Source: P.A. 98-104, eff. 7-22-13.)