As used in this Act:
     (a) “Authorized service provider” means a non-governmental entity responsible for providing services on behalf of the State of Illinois under a contract with a State agency.

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 30 ILCS 596/10

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Fixed Rate: Having a "fixed" rate means that the APR doesn't change based on fluctuations of some external rate (such as the "Prime Rate"). In other words, a fixed rate is a rate that is not a variable rate. A fixed APR can change over time, in several circumstances:
    • You are late making a payment or commit some other default, triggering an increase to a penalty rate
    • The bank changes the terms of your account and you do not reject the change.
    • The rate expires (if the rate was fixed for only a certain period of time).
  • 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

     (b) “Contract” means all types of State agreements for social service delivery, regardless of what they may be called, including grants, fee-for-service, fixed rate, cost-reimbursement, purchase of care, renewals, and amendments. It does not include agreements procured for goods.
     (c) “Direct services” means those services that are provided on behalf of Illinois residents by an authorized service provider.
     (d) “Reduction of contract” means a decrease in the defined or estimated contract value. This is not inclusive of adjustments made by the State through the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) reconciliation process, under the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act, or on account of the service provider’s underutilization of contract value, as determined by the State.
     (e) “Social services” or “services” means direct services that are provided by a State agency through a grant awarded to or service agreement or contract with an authorized service provider and that are designed to ensure the health, safety, education, or welfare of Illinois residents.
     (f) “State agency” means:
         (1) the Department on Aging or its successor agency;
         (2) the Department of Children and Family Services or
    
its successor agency;
        (3) the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
    
or its successor agency;
        (4) the Department of Human Services or its successor
    
agency;
        (5) the Department of Public Health or its successor
    
agency;
        (6) the Department of Corrections or its successor
    
agency;
        (7) the Department of Juvenile Justice or its
    
successor agency;
        (8) the Illinois Criminal Justice Information
    
Authority or its successor agency;
        (9) the Illinois State Board of Education or its
    
successor agency;
        (10) the Illinois Community College Board or its
    
successor agency;
        (11) the Illinois Housing Development Authority or
    
its successor agency;
        (12) the Department of Employment Security or its
    
successor agency;
        (13) the Department of Veterans’ Affairs or its
    
successor agency;
        (14) the Department of Military Affairs or its
    
successor agency;
        (15) the Illinois Emergency Management Agency or its
    
successor agency;
        (16) the Department of Commerce and Economic
    
Opportunity or its successor agency;
        (17) any commission, board, or authority within the
    
State agencies or successor agencies listed in this Section; or
        (18) any State agency, or its successor agency,
    
designated to enter into contracts with one or more authorized service providers on behalf of a State agency subject to this Act.