Public Act 102-0490
 
HB3596 EnrolledLRB102 14425 KMF 19777 b


  
    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is 
amended  by adding Section 311.6 as follows:
 
    (720 ILCS 570/311.6 new)
    Sec. 311.6. Opioid prescriptions.
    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
prescription for a substance classified in Schedule II, III, 
IV, or V must be sent electronically, in accordance with 
Section 316. Prescriptions sent in accordance with this 
subsection (a) must be accepted by the dispenser in electronic 
format.
    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section or 
any other provision of law, a prescriber shall not be required 
to issue prescriptions electronically if he or she certifies 
to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation 
that he or she will not issue more than 25 prescriptions during 
a 12-month period. Prescriptions in both oral and written form 
for controlled substances shall be included in determining 
whether the prescriber will reach the limit of 25 
prescriptions.
    (c) The Department of Financial and Professional 
Regulation shall adopt rules for the administration of this 
Section. These rules shall provide for the implementation of 
any such exemption to the requirements under this Section that 
the Department of  Financial and Professional Regulation may 
deem appropriate, including the exemption provided for in 
subsection (b). 

 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 
January 1, 2023.