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1    AN ACT concerning public aid.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended  by 
5adding Section 12-4.52 as follows:
 
6    (305 ILCS 5/12-4.52 new)
7    Sec. 12-4.52. Prescriber   education.
8    (a) The Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall 
9develop, in collaboration with a public university  that has a 
10Doctor of Pharmacy Professional Program and is located in a 
11county with a population of more than 3,000,000, a program 
12designed to provide
  prescribing physicians under the medical 
13assistance program with an evidence-based, non-commercial 
14source of the  latest
  objective   information  about  
15pharmaceuticals.  Information  shall  be
  presented to prescribing 
16physicians by  specially trained  pharmacists,  nurses,  or
  other   
17health   professionals   to  assist  prescribing physicians  in  
18making
  appropriate therapeutic recommendations.
19    (b) The prescriber   education program shall consist of 2 
20components: a web-based curriculum and an academic educator 
21outreach. The program shall contract with clinical pharmacists 
22to provide scheduled visits with prescribing physicians to 
23update them on the latest research concerning medication usage 
 
 
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1and new updates on disease states in an unbiased manner. 
2    (c) Education provided under the prescriber   education 
3program shall include, but not be limited to, disease-based 
4educational modules on the treatment of chronic non-cancer 
5pain, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, respiratory 
6syncytial virus, and nicotine dependence. New modules may be 
7created periodically as needed and existing module content 
8shall be reviewed and updated on an annual or as-needed basis. 
9Educational modules provided under the program shall provide 
10prescribing physicians with continuing medical education 
11credit. 
12    (d) Additional resources provided under the prescriber   
13education program shall include, but not be limited to, the 
14following: 
15        (1) a drug information response center available to 
16    prescribing physicians that provides thorough and timely 
17    in-depth answers to any questions a prescribing physician 
18    may have within 48 hours after a question is received; and 
19        (2) information on drug utilization trends within 
20    individual and group practices.