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| | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB5529 Introduced , by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos - Patricia R. Bellock SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 20 ILCS 2310/2310-685 new | |
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Amends the Department of Public Health Powers and Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall develop educational materials to educate holders of opiate prescriptions about the dangers of children and teens gaining access to these medications. Provides that the materials shall include information regarding the means by which the abuse of opiate prescriptions can lead to the illegal use of heroin.
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| | HB5529 | | LRB098 17977 RPM 53102 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Department of Public Health Powers and |
| 5 | | Duties Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is |
| 6 | | amended by adding Section 2310-685 as follows:
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| 7 | | (20 ILCS 2310/2310-685 new) |
| 8 | | Sec. 2310-685. Opiate prescriptions. The Department shall |
| 9 | | develop educational materials to educate holders of opiate |
| 10 | | prescriptions about the dangers of children and teens gaining |
| 11 | | access to these medications. The materials shall include |
| 12 | | information regarding the means by which the abuse of opiate |
| 13 | | prescriptions can lead to the illegal use of heroin.
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