Bill Title: Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2016, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall implement a pilot project requiring that every new or refilled prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance containing hydrocodone shall only be dispensed in a non-reusable medicine locking closure package. Defines "medicine locking closure package" and "Schedule II controlled substance". Provides that the medicine locking closure package must be dispensed by the pharmacy with instructions for patient use. Provides that the manufacturer of the medicine locking closure package must make available assistance online or through a toll-free number for patient use. Provides that prescriptions reimbursed via Medicare Part D and Medicaid and prescriptions for individuals residing in facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act are exempt from the requirements of the pilot project. Repeals the provisions creating the pilot project on January 1, 2017. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-7)

Status: (Passed) 2015-08-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0473 [HB3219 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2015-08-27	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2015-06-17	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2015-05-28	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2015-02-25	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2015-05-30	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 004	2015-05-25	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 002	2015-04-20	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 003	2015-04-20	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2015-04-16	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

Supplemental Documents

Title	Description	Date	Format	Source	View
No supplemental documents for Illinois HB3219 currently on file.