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LRB093 20970 DRJ 46956 b |
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| AN ACT in relation to public aid.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by |
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| adding Section 5-5.12b
as
follows:
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| (305 ILCS 5/5-5.12b new)
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| Sec. 5-5.12b. Insulin; formulary limits; prior |
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| authorization.
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| (a) The Department of Public Aid may not establish any |
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| formulary limits on,
or
restrict by any prior authorization |
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| requirement, any insulin prescription drug as prescribed and |
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| determined to be medically necessary for the
treatment
of |
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| diabetes.
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| (b) The Department of Public Aid shall make all exemptions |
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| and exclusions
from
formulary limitations and from prior |
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| approval requirements identified in subsection (a) applicable |
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| to all agencies,
departments,
and programs under its |
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| jurisdiction.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
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| 2004. |