Bill Text: IL HB5529 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall develop educational materials to educate holders of opiate prescriptions about the dangers of children and teens gaining access to these medications. Provides that the materials shall include information regarding the means by which the abuse of opiate prescriptions can lead to the illegal use of heroin.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB5529 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB5529-Amended.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5529
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5529 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and | ||||||
| 5 | Dependency Act is amended by adding Section 20-20 as follows:
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| 6 | (20 ILCS 301/20-20 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 20-20. Opiate prescriptions. The Department shall | ||||||
| 8 | develop educational materials to educate holders of opiate | ||||||
| 9 | prescriptions about the dangers of children and teens gaining | ||||||
| 10 | access to these medications. The materials shall include | ||||||
| 11 | information regarding the means by which the abuse of opiate | ||||||
| 12 | prescriptions can lead to the illegal use of heroin.".
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