Bill Text: IL HB5846 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024 (rather than January 1, 2023), notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prescription for a substance classified in Schedule II, III, IV, or V must be sent electronically. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-11-29 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5846 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB5846-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 311.6 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 570/311.6) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | delayed effective date ) | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | Sec. 311.6. Opioid prescriptions. | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | (a) Beginning January 1, 2024, notwithstanding | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prescription for | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | a substance classified in Schedule II, III, IV, or V must be | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | sent electronically, in accordance with Section 316. | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Prescriptions sent in accordance with this subsection (a) must | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | be accepted by the dispenser in electronic format. | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section or | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | any other provision of law, a prescriber shall not be required | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | to issue prescriptions electronically if he or she certifies | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | that he or she will not issue more than 25 prescriptions during | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | a 12-month period. Prescriptions in both oral and written form | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | for controlled substances shall be included in determining | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | whether the prescriber will reach the limit of 25 |
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1 | prescriptions. | ||||||
2 | (c) The Department of Financial and Professional | ||||||
3 | Regulation shall adopt rules for the administration of this | ||||||
4 | Section. These rules shall provide for the implementation of | ||||||
5 | any such exemption to the requirements under this Section that | ||||||
6 | the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may | ||||||
7 | deem appropriate, including the exemption provided for in | ||||||
8 | subsection (b).
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9 | (Source: P.A. 102-490, eff. 1-1-23.)
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
11 | becoming law.
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