Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that decisions regarding the treatment of patients experiencing chronic pain shall be made by the prescriber with dispensing by the pharmacist in accordance with the corresponding responsibility as described in federal regulations and State administrative rules. Provides that ordering, prescribing, dispensing, administering, or paying for controlled substances, including opioids, shall not be predetermined by specific morphine milligram equivalent guidelines. Provides that confidential information received from opioid treatment programs or confidential information otherwise protected under federal confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records shall not be included in the information shared to the central repository under the Prescription Monitoring Program. Provides that an applicant for this information must have a valid court order or subpoena for the confidential information requested. Defines "chronic pain" and "opiates". Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-04-19 - Referred to Assignments
[HB5373 Detail]
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| Engrossed | 2024-04-18 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
| Introduced | 2024-02-09 | HTML/Text | Link | View |
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