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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB4486
Introduced , by Rep. Daniel J. Burke SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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225 ILCS 60/33.5 new |
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225 ILCS 120/56.5 new |
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Amends the Medical Practice Act and the Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act. In any calendar year, prohibits a physician from intentionally soliciting or accepting from a manufacturer and a manufacturer from intentionally conferring upon a physician any gift having a cumulative total value of more than $50. Excludes drug product samples and educational materials from the ban.
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A BILL FOR
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HB4486 |
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LRB095 17195 RAS 43255 b |
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 Medical Practice Act of 1987 is amended by |
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| adding Section 33.5 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 60/33.5 new) |
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| Sec. 33.5. Gift ban. |
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| (a) In this Section: |
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| "Gift" means any gratuity, discount, entertainment, |
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| hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other tangible or |
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| intangible item having monetary value including, but not |
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| limited to, cash, food, and drink. "Gift" does not include |
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| drug product samples or educational materials. |
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| "Manufacturer" has the meaning given to the term in the |
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| Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act. |
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| (b) During any calendar year, no physician licensed under |
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| this Act shall intentionally solicit or accept any gift or |
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| gifts from a drug manufacturer having a cumulative total value |
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| of more than $50.
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| Section 10. The Wholesale Drug Distribution Licensing Act |
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| is amended by adding Section 56.5 as follows:
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