Bill Text: IL SB0670 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Abused and Neglected Long Term Care Facility Residents Reporting Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning duties of the Department of Public Health.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-19 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0456 [SB0670 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB0670-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 097-0456 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by changing | ||||
Section 26 as follows:
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(225 ILCS 85/26) | ||||
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018) | ||||
Sec. 26. Anti-epileptic drug product selection prohibited. | ||||
(a) The General Assembly finds that this Section is | ||||
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, | ||||
health, and safety. | ||||
(b) In this Section: | ||||
"Anti-epileptic drug" means (i) any drug prescribed for the | ||||
treatment of epilepsy or (ii) a drug used to treat or prevent | ||||
seizures. | ||||
"Epilepsy" means a neurological condition characterized by | ||||
recurrent seizures. | ||||
"Seizure" means a brief disturbance in the electrical | ||||
activity of the brain. | ||||
(c) When the prescribing physician has indicated on the | ||||
original prescription "may not substitute", a pharmacist may | ||||
not interchange an anti-epileptic drug or formulation of an | ||||
anti-epileptic drug for the treatment of epilepsy without | ||||
notification and the documented consent of the prescribing | ||
physician and the patient or the patient's parent, legal | ||
guardian, or spouse.
This Section does not apply to medication | ||
orders issued for anti-epileptic drugs for any in-patient care | ||
in a licensed hospital.
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