Drugs Legislation - Illinois

ADOPT-REQUIRE HEALTH INFO Amends the Adoption Act. Provides that individual health information summaries concerning the child and each birth parent shall be filed within 14 days of the petition filing in all adoptions of unrelated minors. Provides that each preadoption investigation shall review the health summaries. Provides that health summaries shall be without any information identifying either birth parent and shall summarize significant medical, dental, and mental health information including diseases, disabilities, alcohol or drug abuse, hereditary conditions or diseases, and drugs or medications used by the birth mother during the child's pregnancy. Provides that adoptive parents or the adopted child when he or she is an adult may petition the court for the release of the summaries. Provides that no liability shall attach to anyone who provides information for a health summary or to the adoption registry (at present, liability protections only apply to the adoption registry).[...]

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PHARM DISCOUNT PRESCRIP DRUGS Creates the Pharmaceutical Best Price Buying Initiative Act and amends the Freedom of Information Act and the Illinois Public Aid Code. Creates the Pharmaceutical Best Price Buying Initiative Program. Requires the Department of Healthcare and Family Services to negotiate prescription drug discount agreements with drug manufacturers to provide discounts for drugs purchased by pharmacies and drug wholesalers participating in the program. Provides discount benchmarks. Provides that any drug manufacturer, and any individual or entity licensed under the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987 or the Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act, may participate in the program. Sets forth terms that must be included in the agreements, including provisions for rebates to participating pharmacies and drug wholesalers. Requires the Department to establish the procedures and enabling mechanisms for a program participant to obtain rebates from a prescription drug manufacturer.[...]

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CRIM CD-RECKLESS HOMICIDE Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a person commits reckless homicide if he or she unintentionally kills an individual while driving in a posted school zone or in a construction or maintenance zone and he or she was also either driving at a speed of more than 10 miles per hour in excess of the posted speed limit or driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. Corrects erroneous cross references in the statute concerning reckless homicide. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that in cases involving reckless homicide in which the defendant unintentionally kills an individual while driving in a posted school zone or in a construction or maintenance zone, the trier of fact may infer that the defendant's actions were performed recklessly where he or she was also either driving at a speed of more than 10 miles per hour in excess of the posted speed limit or violating the DUI provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code [...]

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WHOLESALE LIC/PRESC INTEGRITY Creates the Wholesale Licensure and Prescription Medication Integrity Act. Provides that every resident wholesale distributor who engages in the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs must be licensed by the Department, and every non-resident wholesale distributor must be licensed in this State if it ships prescription drugs into this State. Sets forth provisions concerning licensure, bond requirements, restrictions on transactions, a pedigree, prohibited acts, enforcement, and penalties. Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act to set a repeal date for the new Act of January 1, 2018. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987 to make a related change. Effective immediately. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 5 ILCS 80/4.28 new

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VEH CD-REVOKE-DRUGS & ALCOHOL Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an offender's eligibility for a restricted driving permit depends on whether denial of all driving privileges would cause undue hardship, as defined by rules adopted by the Secretary of State. Provides that a person convicted of 4 or more offenses of driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident involving death or personal injury, or reckless homicide, or a combination of those offenses, is not eligible for a restricted driving permit. Provides that the Secretary shall revoke the driving privileges of any person under the age of 21 convicted of an out-of-state offense similar to DUI. Provides that a second suspension of a person's driving privileges for an out-of-state offense similar to DUI, or a single suspension of that type, if coupled with a summary suspension under the Code or a DUI or reckless homicide conviction, shall result in the person's being prohibited from driving a vehicle [...]

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VEH CD-SOS-HEARINGS Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a petition to contest the imposition of a suspension of a person's driving privileges because of the person's refusal to undergo testing for alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds, or because drugs, intoxicating compounds, or alcohol in excess of the legal limit were found in the person's blood, breath, or urine, must be filed within 90 days after the effective date of the suspension. Provides that if a petition is withdrawn, it must be refiled in 90 days. Provides that a petition that has been withdrawn more than twice may not be refiled. Provides that a person whose license has been suspended may subpoena the arresting officer or any other law enforcement officer who participated in the person's arrest to appear at the hearing to contest the suspension. Provides that the failure of a law enforcement officer to appear at the hearing is grounds for a continuance, if the hearing officer considers the continuance [...]

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VEH CD-DUI & FORFEITURE Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and the Criminal Code of 1961. Transfers from the Criminal Code of 1961 to the Illinois Vehicle Code provisions for seizure and forfeiture of the vehicles of certain persons driving without a valid driver's license or permit or without liability insurance or who have committed specified violations while driving under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or intoxicating compounds. Establishes procedure for the forfeiture, including the right to a hearing for persons with a claim to the vehicle. Combines changes made by several Public Acts regarding driving under the influence with various changes concerning organization of the provisions, elements of offenses, penalties, and other matters. Makes corresponding changes in the Unified Code of Corrections. Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 With regard to the seizure of vehicles, provides that any peace officer employed by a law enforcement agency of this State may request [...]

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HEALTH-TECH Amends the Genetic Information Privacy Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 410 ILCS 513/1Adds reference to: New Act225 ILCS 85/4from Ch. 111, par. 4124225 [...]

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WORKERS COMPENSATION-VARIOUS Amends the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Diseases Act. Makes numerous changes as follows: provides that an injury by accident is compensable only if the accident was the prevailing factor in causing both the resulting medical condition and disability; makes changes regarding notice of accidents; makes changes in computation of compensation paid to certain employees who, before the accident for which an employee claims compensation, had sustained an injury; makes changes regarding review of awards; limits certain cumulative awards for partial disability; provides for certification of permanent partial or total disability by physicians; provides that no compensation is payable for certain injuries involving alcohol or drugs; changes qualifications for Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission commissioners and arbitrators; contains provisions regarding evidentiary matters and statutory construction; makes changes regarding [...]

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DHFS-RX DRUG ADVERTISNG-REPORT Amends the Freedom of Information Act and the Department of Public Aid Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that every manufacturer or labeler of prescription drugs dispensed in this State that employs, directs, or utilizes marketing representatives must report the manufacturer or labeler's advertising costs for prescription drugs, based on aggregate national data, to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services. Provides that the purpose of the reporting is to assist the State in its role as a purchaser of prescription drugs and an administrator of prescription drug programs. Makes certain items exempt from the reporting requirements, including free samples of prescription drugs intended to be distributed to patients. Provides that information reported to the Department is confidential and not a public record subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Requires the Department to establish programs aimed [...]

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DRUG REPOSITORY PROGRAM ACT Creates the Prescription Drug Repository Program Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish a prescription drug repository program, under which any person may donate a prescription drug or supplies needed to administer a prescription drug for use by an individual who meets eligibility criteria specified by the Department. Sets forth requirements that prescription drugs or supplies must meet in order to be accepted and dispensed under the program. Provides that no drugs or supplies donated under the prescription drug repository program may be resold. Provides that nothing in the Act requires that a pharmacy or pharmacist participate in the prescription drug repository program. Provides for civil and criminal immunity for drug and supply manufacturers and individuals in relation to the donation, acceptance, or dispensing of prescription drugs or supplies under the prescription drug repository program. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act,[...]

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IDPH-CANCER DRUG REPOSITORY Creates the Cancer Drug Repository Program Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish a cancer drug repository program, under which any person may donate a cancer drug or supplies needed to administer a cancer drug for use by an individual who meets eligibility criteria specified by the Department. Sets forth requirements that cancer drugs or supplies must meet in order to be accepted and dispensed under the program. Provides that no drugs or supplies donated under the cancer drug repository program may be resold. Provides that nothing in the Act requires that a medical facility, pharmacy, pharmacist, or practitioner participate in the cancer drug repository program. Provides for civil and criminal immunity for drug and supply manufacturers and individuals in relation to the donation, acceptance, or dispensing of cancer drugs or supplies under the cancer drug repository program. Requires the Department to adopt certain rules to implement [...]

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PB HLTH-SEXUALLY TRANS DISEASE Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that any person licensed under the Act shall dispense drugs or medicine with a label indicating the name of the patient except in the practice of expedited partner therapy for the treatment of sexually transmissible diseases. Makes corresponding changes in the Pharmacy Practice Act and the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Amends the Illinois Sexually Transmissible Disease Control Act. Adds a definition of "health care professional" and "expedited partner therapy". Provides that the Department of Public Health shall establish and administer an expedited partner therapy program for the treatment of persons with sexually transmissible diseases, as determined by the Department, taking into account the recommendations of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and other nationally recognized medical authorities. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law, a health care professional who [...]

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