Bill Text: IL HB5602 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act. Provides that "unused medication" means any unopened, expired, or excess medication that has been dispensed for patient or resident care and that is in a liquid or solid form (rather than in a solid form). Makes related changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB5602 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB5602-Introduced.html

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100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2017 and 2018 HB5602 Introduced , by Rep. Jonathan Carroll SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
210 ILCS 150/5
Amends the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act. Provides that "unused medication" means any unopened, expired, or excess medication that has been dispensed for patient or resident care and that is in a liquid or solid form (rather than in a solid form). Makes related changes.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning regulation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act is amended
by changing Sections 5 and 10 as follows:
(210 ILCS 150/5)
Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Health care institution" means any public or private
institution or agency licensed or certified by State law to
provide health care. The term includes hospitals, nursing
homes, residential health care facilities, home health care
agencies, hospice programs operating in this State,
institutions, facilities, or agencies that provide services to
persons with mental health illnesses, and institutions,
facilities, or agencies that provide services for persons with
developmental disabilities.
"Law enforcement agency" means any federal, State, or local
law enforcement agency, including a State's Attorney and the
Attorney General.
"Nurse" means an advanced practice nurse, registered
nurse, or licensed practical nurse licensed under the Nurse
Practice Act.
"Public wastewater collection system" means any wastewater

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collection system regulated by the Environmental Protection
Agency.
"Unused medication" means any unopened, expired, or excess
(including medication unused as a result of the death of the
patient) medication that has been dispensed for patient or
resident care and that is in a liquid or solid form. The term
includes, but is not limited to, suspensions, pills, tablets,
capsules, and caplets. For long-term care facilities licensed
under the Nursing Home Care Act, "unused medication" does not
include any Schedule II controlled substance under federal law
in any form, until such time as the federal Drug Enforcement
Administration adopts regulations that permit these facilities
to dispose of controlled substances in a manner consistent with
this Act.
(Source: P.A. 99-648, eff. 1-1-17; 100-345, eff. 8-25-17.)