HB4490 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4490

Introduced 1/31/2012, by Rep. Michael W. Tryon

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

210 ILCS 150/12 new

Amends the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act. Provides that a health care institution may re-prescribe unused medications for use by a new patient receiving health care from the institution. Provides that nothing in the amendatory provisions authorizes the re-prescription of any expired medication. Authorizes State regulatory oversight agencies to adopt rules to provide for the safe implementation of the amendatory Act. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning regulation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act is amended by adding Section 12 as follows:

(210 ILCS 150/12 new)

Sec. 12. Re-prescription of unused medications.

(a) A health care institution may re-prescribe unused medications for use by a new patient receiving health care from the institution.

(b) Nothing in this Section authorizes the re-prescription of any expired medication.

(c) Any agency having regulatory oversight responsibility as described in Section 20 may adopt rules to provide for the safe implementation of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.