Sen. Melinda Bush
Filed: 3/17/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1466 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1466 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
4    "Section 1. This Act may be referred to as Lali's Law.
 
5    Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended  by adding 
6Section 19.1 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 85/19.1 new)
8    Sec. 19.1. Dispensing naloxone antidotes. 
9    (a) Due to the recent rise in opioid-related deaths in 
10Illinois and the existence of an opioid antidote that can 
11reverse the deadly effects of overdose, the General Assembly 
12finds that in order to avoid further loss where possible, it is 
13responsible to allow greater access of such an antidote to 
14those populations at risk of overdose.
15    (b) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the 
 
 
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1contrary, a licensed pharmacist may dispense an opioid 
2antagonist in accordance with written, standardized procedures 
3or protocols developed by the Department with the Department of 
4Public Health and the Department of Human Services, if such 
5procedures or protocols are filed at the pharmacist's place of 
6practice and with the Board before implementation.
7    (c) A health care practitioner may prescribe naloxone 
8antidotes in the name of a licensed pharmacist for use in 
9accordance with this Act, and pharmacists may dispense opioid 
10antidotes pursuant to a prescription issued in the name of an 
11authorized entity. Such prescriptions shall be valid for a 
12period of 2 years.
13    (d) Before dispensing an opioid antidote pursuant to this 
14Section, a pharmacist shall complete a training program 
15approved by the Department of Human Services pursuant to 
16Section 5-23 of the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and 
17Dependency Act. The training program shall include, but not be 
18limited to, proper documentation and quality assurance.
19    (e) For the purpose of this Section:
20    "Health care practitioner" means a physician licensed to 
21practice medicine in all its branches, dentist, veterinarian, 
22podiatric physician, optometrist, physician assistant, or an 
23advanced practice nurse. 
24    "Opioid antidote" means a dose of naloxone hydrochloride or 
25any other similarly acting and equally safe drug approved by 
26the United States Food and Drug Administration.
 
 
 
 
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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
2becoming law.".