Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 215 ILCS 5/122-1

  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as provided herein, any person or other entity which provides coverage in this State for medical, surgical, chiropractic, naprapathic, physical therapy, speech pathology, audiology, professional mental health, dental, hospital, ophthalmologic, or optometric expenses, whether such coverage is by direct-payment, reimbursement, or otherwise, shall be presumed to be subject to the jurisdiction of the Department unless the person or other entity shows that while providing such coverage it is subject to the jurisdiction of another agency of this State, any subdivision of this State, or the federal government, or is a plan of self-insurance or other employee welfare benefit program of an individual employer or labor union established or maintained under or pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or other arrangement which provides for health care services solely for its employees or members and their dependents.