102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3596

Introduced , by Rep. Dagmara Avelar

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 570/401.3 new

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prescription for a substance in Schedule II, III, IV, or V must be sent electronically, in accordance with provisions regarding the Prescription Monitoring Program. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is
5amended by adding Section 401.3 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 570/401.3 new)
7 Sec. 401.3. Opioid prescriptions. Notwithstanding any
8other provision of law, a prescription for a substance
9classified in Schedule II, III, IV, or V must be sent
10electronically, in accordance with Section 316 of this Act.
11 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.