Illinois House Bill 4525

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-05-31 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Creates the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program Act. Requires the Department of Public Health to establish the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program. Provides that the Department shall implement the program by: contracting with one or more prescription drug wholesalers and Canadian suppliers to import prescription drugs and provide prescription drug cost savings to consumers in this State; developing a registration process for health benefit plan issuers, health care providers, and pharmacies to obtain and dispense prescription drugs imported under the program; developing a list of prescription drugs, including the prices of those drugs, that meet certain requirements set forth under the Act and publishing the list on the Department's website; establishing an outreach and marketing plan to generate program awareness; ensuring the program and the prescription drug wholesalers that contract with this State comply with certain federal tracking, tracing, verification, and identification requirements; and other actions. Sets forth eligibility criteria for prescription drugs that may be imported into the State under the program. Contains provisions concerning anticompetitive behavior monitoring; program funding; program expansion; audit procedures; annual reporting requirements; the adoption of rules to implement the Act; and federal waiver or authorization requirements. Effective July 1, 2024.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORT ACT

Rep. Maurice West [D]

Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-05-31	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
2024-05-26	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 31, 2024
2024-05-24	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 27, 2024
2024-04-05	House	Committee/3rd Reading Deadline Extended-Rule May 24, 2024
2024-02-20	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
2024-02-14	House	Assigned to Appropriations-Health & Human Services Committee
2024-01-31	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2024-01-31	House	First Reading
2024-01-19	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Maurice A. West, II

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4525&GAID=17&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=112&GA=103
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/103/HB/10300HB4525.htm