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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 Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by adding
5Section 20.5 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 85/20.5 new)
7    Sec. 20.5. Non-pharmaceutical devices and durable medical
8equipment. A pharmacist who is exercising his or her
9professional judgment may add missing ancillary
10non-pharmaceutical devices or durable medical equipment that
11aid in the appropriate clinical usage of a medication or in
12achieving a positive therapeutic outcome to a prescription.
13Any changes to the prescription shall be documented in the
14patient's record.