Illinois Senate Bill 2552 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-03-19 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
Pending: Senate Assignments Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that all pharmacies that dispense drugs must maintain at all times a representative assortment of drugs in order to meet the pharmaceutical needs of their patients. Provides that pharmacies have a duty to deliver lawfully prescribed drugs or devices to patients and to distribute drugs and devices approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for restricted distribution by pharmacies, or provide a therapeutically equivalent drug or device in a timely manner. Provides that if after a good faith effort to comply with the Act the lawfully prescribed drug or device is not in stock or the prescription cannot be filled, then the pharmacy shall provide the patient or agent a timely alternative for appropriate therapy which, consistent with customary pharmacy practice, may include obtaining the drug or device. Provides for discipline or other enforcement actions if the pharmacist engages in, or permits, certain acts. Effective immediately.

PHARMACY-DRUG AVAILABILITY

Sen. Iris Martinez [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-19		Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2010-03-19		Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
2010-03-17		Postponed - Licensed Activities
2010-03-17		Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities
2010-03-08		Postponed - Licensed Activities
2010-03-08		Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Licensed Activities
2010-03-05		Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 19, 2010
2010-03-02		Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities
2010-02-26		Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
2010-02-26		Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez
2010-02-24		Held in Licensed Activities
2010-02-16		Assigned to Licensed Activities
2010-01-13		Referred to Assignments
2010-01-13		First Reading
2010-01-13		Filed with Secretary by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2552&GAID=10&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=76&GA=96
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/09600SB2552.htm