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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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act is amended  
5by changing Sections 5 and 10 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 150/5)
7    Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:
8    "Health care institution" means any public or private 
9institution or agency licensed or certified by State law to 
10provide health care. The term includes hospitals, nursing 
11homes, residential health care facilities, home health care 
12agencies, hospice programs operating in this State, 
13institutions, facilities, or agencies that provide services to 
14persons with mental health illnesses, and institutions, 
15facilities, or agencies that provide services for persons with 
16developmental disabilities.
17    "Law enforcement agency" means any federal, State, or local 
18law enforcement agency, including a State's Attorney and the 
19Attorney General. 
20    "Nurse" means an advanced practice nurse, registered 
21nurse, or licensed practical nurse licensed under the Nurse 
22Practice Act.
23    "Public wastewater collection system" means any wastewater 
 
 
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1collection system regulated by the Environmental Protection 
2Agency.
3    "Unused medication" means any unopened, expired, or excess 
4(including medication unused as a result of the death of the 
5patient) medication that has been dispensed for patient or 
6resident care and that is in a liquid or solid form. The term 
7includes, but is not limited to, suspensions, pills, tablets, 
8capsules, and caplets. For long-term care facilities licensed 
9under the Nursing Home Care Act, "unused medication" does not 
10include any Schedule II controlled substance under federal law 
11in any form, until such time as the federal Drug Enforcement 
12Administration adopts regulations that permit these facilities 
13to dispose of controlled substances in a manner consistent with 
14this Act.


15(Source: P.A. 99-648, eff. 1-1-17; 100-345, eff. 8-25-17.)