Bill Text: IL SB2502 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "prescription".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-02-09 - Referred to Assignments [SB2502 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB2502-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 SB2502 Introduced 2/9/2016, by Sen. Melinda Bush SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
410 ILCS 620/2.36 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 502.36
Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the definition of "prescription".
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning health.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is
amended by changing Section 2.36 as follows:
(410 ILCS 620/2.36) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 502.36)
Sec. 2.36. "Prescription" means and and includes any order
for drugs or medical devices, written, facsimile, or verbal by
a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches,
dentist, veterinarian, or podiatric physician containing the
following: (1) name of the patient; (2) date when prescription
was given; (3) name and strength of drug or description of the
medical device prescribed; (4) quantity, (5) directions for
use, (6) prescriber's name, address and signature, and (7) DEA
number where required, for controlled substances.
(Source: P.A. 98-214, eff. 8-9-13.)