Bill Text: IL HB4490 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act. Provides that a health care institution may re-prescribe unused medications for use by a new patient receiving health care from the institution. Provides that nothing in the amendatory provisions authorizes the re-prescription of any expired medication. Authorizes State regulatory oversight agencies to adopt rules to provide for the safe implementation of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB4490 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB4490-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act is amended | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | by adding Section 12 as follows:
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6 | (210 ILCS 150/12 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 12. Re-prescription of unused medications. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) A health care institution may re-prescribe unused | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | medications for use by a new patient receiving health care from | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | the institution. | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | (b) Nothing in this Section authorizes the re-prescription | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | of any expired medication. | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | (c) Any agency having regulatory oversight responsibility | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | as described in Section 20 may adopt rules to provide for the | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | safe implementation of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Assembly.
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17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | becoming law.
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