103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1121
 
Introduced 1/12/2023, by Rep. Will Guzzardi
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
410 ILCS 710/10

     Amends the Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Act. Provides that a trained overdose responder for an organization enrolled in the Drug Overdose Prevention Program administered by the Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery may dispense drug adulterant testing supplies to any person. Provides that drug adulterant testing supplies shall be stored so that they are accessible only by trained overdose responders.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Act 
5is amended  by changing Section 10 as follows:
 
6    (410 ILCS 710/10)
7    Sec. 10. Dispensing of drug adulterant testing supplies. A 
8pharmacist, physician, advanced practice registered nurse, or 
9physician assistant, or the pharmacist's, physician's, 
10advanced practice registered nurse's, or physician assistant's 
11designee, or a  trained overdose responder for an organization 
12enrolled in the Drug Overdose Prevention Program administered 
13by the Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use 
14Prevention and Recovery may dispense drug adulterant testing 
15supplies to any person. Any drug adulterant testing supplies 
16dispensed under this Section must be stored at a licensed 
17pharmacy, hospital, clinic, or other health care facility, or 
18at the medical office of a physician, advanced practice 
19registered nurse, or physician assistant, or at the premises 
20of the organization enrolled in the Drug Overdose Prevention 
21Program. Drug adulterant testing supplies shall also be stored 
22so that they are accessible only by and in a manner that limits 
23access to the drug adulterant testing supplies to pharmacists, 
 
 
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1physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, or physician 
2assistants employed at the pharmacy, hospital, clinic, or 
3other health care facility or medical office, the designees of 
4and any persons designated by the pharmacist, physician, 
5advanced practice registered nurse, or physician assistant, 
6and  trained overdose responders for those organizations 
7enrolled in the Drug Overdose Prevention Program administered 
8by the Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use 
9Prevention and Recovery. Drug adulterant testing supplies 
10dispensed at a retail store containing a pharmacy under this 
11Section may be dispensed only from the pharmacy department of 
12the retail store. No quantity of drug adulterant testing 
13supplies greater than necessary to conduct 5 assays of 
14substances suspected of containing adulterants shall be 
15dispensed in any single transaction.

16(Source: P.A. 102-1039, eff. 6-2-22.)