Pharmacy Legislation - Illinois

CONTROLLED SUBST-MONITORING Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Requires the Department of Human Services to establish an electronic system for monitoring Schedules II, III, IV, and V controlled substances that are dispensed within the State by a practitioner or pharmacist or dispensed to an address within the State by a pharmacy that has obtained a license, permit, or other authorization to operate from the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Provides that every dispenser within the State or any other dispenser who has obtained a license, permit, or other authorization to operate from the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall report to the Department specified data in a timely manner as prescribed by the Department except that reporting shall not be required for a drug administered directly to a patient or a drug dispensed by a practitioner at a facility licensed by the Department provided that the quantity dispensed is limited [...]

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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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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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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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CRIM CD-LIMITATIONS Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a prosecution for criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse may be commenced at any time if the victim submitted to an evidentiary medical examination within 72 hours after the commission of the offense, and reported the offense to law enforcement authorities within 120 hours after the commission of the offense. Provides that evidentiary examinations performed under this provision, together with the preservation of evidence and information derived therefrom, shall be performed according to procedures and standards that the Department of State Police shall by rule create. Provides that the Director of State Police shall promulgate all rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this provision. Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes a technical change in a Section [...]

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PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER LIC Amends the Third Party Prescription Programs Article of the Insurance Code to change the name of the Article to the Pharmacy Benefits Management Programs Law. Provides for the registration of all pharmacy benefits management programs and pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) doing business in the State with the Director of the Division of Insurance of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Creates the Advisory Council on Pharmacy Benefits Managers. Makes changes concerning fiduciary and bonding, notice, and contractual requirements, cancellation procedures, denial of payment, and failure to register. Sets forth provisions concerning drug substitution, pricing, claims, maximum allowable cost (MAC) adjustments, audit standards, contact of covered persons, record keeping, information sharing with out-of-network pharmacies, prohibitions, the collection and payment of taxes and fees, and failure to comply. Grants rulemaking authority to the [...]

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REGULATION-TECH Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State Board of Pharmacy. Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 85/10Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 65/65-5was 225 ILCS 65/15-10 Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Nurse Practice Act. Provides for licensure as certified registered nurse anesthetists of registered professional nurses and advanced practice nurses who do not have [...]

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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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PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER LIC Amends the Third Party Prescription Programs Article of the Insurance Code to change the name of the Article to the Pharmacy Benefits Management Programs Law. Provides for the registration of all pharmacy benefits management programs and pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) doing business in the State with the Director of the Division of Insurance of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Creates the Advisory Council on Pharmacy Benefits Managers. Makes changes concerning fiduciary and bonding, notice, and contractual requirements, cancellation procedures, denial of payment, and failure to register. Sets forth provisions concerning drug substitution, pricing, claims, maximum allowable cost (MAC) adjustments, audit standards, contact of covered persons, record keeping, information sharing with out-of-network pharmacies, prohibitions, the collection and payment of taxes and fees, and failure to comply. Grants rulemaking authority to the [...]

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