Bill Title: Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2016, the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall implement a pilot project requiring that every new or refilled prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance containing hydrocodone shall only be dispensed in a non-reusable medicine locking closure package. Defines "medicine locking closure package" and "Schedule II controlled substance". Provides that the medicine locking closure package must be dispensed by the pharmacy with instructions for patient use. Provides that the manufacturer of the medicine locking closure package must make available assistance online or through a toll-free number for patient use. Provides that prescriptions reimbursed via Medicare Part D and Medicaid and prescriptions for individuals residing in facilities licensed under the Nursing Home Care Act are exempt from the requirements of the pilot project. Repeals the provisions creating the pilot project on January 1, 2017. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-7)

Status: (Passed) 2015-08-27 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0473 [HB3219 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
House	Concurrence in House	2015-06-16	107	0	0	8	115	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Third Reading in Senate	2015-05-31	58	0	1	0	59	Passed	Link	View
House	Third Reading in House	2015-05-28	69	42	2	1	114	Passed	Link	View