093_HB3445

 
                                     LRB093 04369 DRJ 04419 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to aging.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.  The  Senior  Citizens  and  Disabled Persons
 5    Property Tax Relief  and  Pharmaceutical  Assistance  Act  is
 6    amended by changing Section 3.15 as follows:

 7        (320 ILCS 25/3.15) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.15)
 8        Sec.  3.15.   "Covered  prescription  drug" means (1) any
 9    cardiovascular agent  or  drug;  (2)  any  insulin  or  other
10    prescription   drug   used  in  the  treatment  of  diabetes,
11    including syringe and needles used to administer the insulin;
12    (3) any prescription drug used in the treatment of arthritis,
13    (4) beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription drug  used
14    in the treatment of cancer, (5) beginning on January 1, 2001,
15    any  prescription  drug  used in the treatment of Alzheimer's
16    disease, (6) beginning on January 1, 2001,  any  prescription
17    drug  used  in  the  treatment  of  Parkinson's  disease, (7)
18    beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription drug  used  in
19    the  treatment of glaucoma, (8) beginning on January 1, 2001,
20    any prescription drug used in the treatment of  lung  disease
21    and  smoking  related illnesses, and (9) beginning on July 1,
22    2001,  any  prescription  drug  used  in  the  treatment   of
23    osteoporosis,  and  (10)  beginning  on  January 1, 2004, any
24    prescription  drug  used  in  the   treatment   of   multiple
25    sclerosis.  The  specific  agents  or products to be included
26    under such categories shall be listed in  a  handbook  to  be
27    prepared  and  distributed  by  the  Department.  The general
28    types of covered prescription drugs  shall  be  indicated  by
29    rule.
30    (Source:  P.A.  91-699,  eff.  1-1-01;  92-10,  eff. 6-11-01;
31    92-790, eff. 8-6-02.)