Illinois Compiled Statutes 30 ILCS 785/5 – Definitions
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“Grantee” means any qualified public, private, or not-for-profit agency or individual, including, but not limited to, a college, university, hospital, laboratory, research institution, local health department, voluntary health agency, health maintenance organization, corporation, student, fellow, or entrepreneur, conducting clinical research using State funds. A grantee may also be a corporation that is headquartered in Illinois and that conducts research using State funds.
“Minority group” means a group that is a readily identifiable subset of the U.S. population that is distinguished by racial, ethnic, or cultural heritage and that is made up of persons who are any of the following:
(1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
“Grantee” means any qualified public, private, or not-for-profit agency or individual, including, but not limited to, a college, university, hospital, laboratory, research institution, local health department, voluntary health agency, health maintenance organization, corporation, student, fellow, or entrepreneur, conducting clinical research using State funds. A grantee may also be a corporation that is headquartered in Illinois and that conducts research using State funds.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 30 ILCS 785/5
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
- 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
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
“Minority group” means a group that is a readily identifiable subset of the U.S. population that is distinguished by racial, ethnic, or cultural heritage and that is made up of persons who are any of the following:
(1) American Indian or Alaska Native (a person having
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origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America, including Central America, and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment).
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(2) Asian (a person having origins in any of the
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original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, but not limited to, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam).
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(3) Black or African American (a person having
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origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa).
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(4) Hispanic or Latino (a person of Cuban, Mexican,
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Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race).
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(5) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (a
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person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands).
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“Project of clinical research” includes a clinical trial.