110 ILCS 905/2004

(a) The Department may establish a program of grants and scholarships to be awarded to eligible allied health care professionals, subject to amounts appropriated for that purpose, and may award grants and scholarships to such persons in order to accomplish the purposes expressed in Section 2002. The Department shall adopt criteria for the awarding of grants and scholarships under this Law, including standards of financial need. (b) The Department also shall adopt all rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Law.