Comments: IL SB2104 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly

Illinois Senate Bill 2104 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Amends the Regulatory Sunset Act. Extends the repeal date of the Pharmacy Practice Act from January 1, 2020 to January 1, 2023. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Extends the repeal date of provisions concerning the Collaborative Pharmaceutical Task Force from November 1, 2020 to November 1, 2021. Adds members to the Task Force and requires the Task Force to vote on additional recommendations on October 1, 2020. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, in direct consultation with the Task Force, to propose rules for adoption. Deletes language providing that a registered pharmacy technician may assist in the practice of pharmacy and perform specified functions. Provides, with exceptions, that a registered pharmacy technician may be delegated to perform any task within the practice of pharmacy if specifically trained for that task. Makes changes to the training requirements of pharmacy technicians. Provides requirements for working conditions for pharmacies. Requires a patient or patient's agent to enroll a prescription in an auto-refill program before the prescription may be included in an auto-refill program with a refill on file. Beginning January 1, 2021, requires a pharmacy using specified standards for receiving electronic prescriptions to enable, activate, and maintain the ability to receive transmissions and to transmit cancellations for electronic prescriptions. Requires a pharmacy to respond to a cancellation transmission of a prescription. Requires the Department to adopt rules implementing the provisions to ensure that discontinued medications are not dispensed, whether prescribed through an electronic or paper prescription. Provides that a waiver for continuing pharmacy education requirements may be granted for not more than one of any 2 (rather than 3) consecutive renewal periods. Provides that all pharmacies shall maintain an up-to-date training program policies and procedures manual (rather than an up-to-date training program). Provides for additional violations that the Department may enforce with disciplinary action. Repeals provisions regarding references to the Director or Department of Professional Regulation, rosters, and disciplinary consent orders. Makes other changes. Effective immediately, except that the changes to the Pharmacy Practice Act take effect January 1, 2020.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-12-20 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0621 [SB2104 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]