Full Text of HR0394 94th General Assembly
HR0394 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, In January 2005, the State of Illinois, through | 3 |
| its representatives in the Office of the Governor, signed a | 4 |
| $2.6 million contract with Ecosse Hospital Products Limited of | 5 |
| England for the purchase of 300,000 doses of influenza vaccine; | 6 |
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| WHEREAS, The start date on the contract was retroactive to | 8 |
| October 20, 2004; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, The State of Illinois has not received the | 10 |
| contracted-for vaccine; and
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| WHEREAS, In October 2004, the I-SaveRx program was created | 12 |
| to allow Illinois citizens to obtain prescription drugs through | 13 |
| a network of pharmacies in Canada, the United Kingdom, and | 14 |
| Ireland; and
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| WHEREAS, In Executive Order 2003-15, the Governor | 16 |
| established a Special Advocate for Prescription Drugs; and
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| WHEREAS, The Office of the Governor and the Special | 18 |
| Advocate for Prescription Drugs have been involved in the flu | 19 |
| vaccine procurement process and in the I-SaveRx and other | 20 |
| prescription drug programs; and
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| WHEREAS, There are questions concerning the State's | 22 |
| obligation to pay on a contract for which the purchased goods | 23 |
| were not received and for which the State did not receive any | 24 |
| benefit; and
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| WHEREAS, Enrollment in the I-SaveRx program has been low; | 26 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 |
| the Auditor General shall conduct a management audit of the | 3 |
| process followed in negotiating and entering into the contract | 4 |
| with Ecosse Hospital Products Limited and in establishing and | 5 |
| operating the I-SaveRx program; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the audit include, but not be limited to, | 7 |
| the following determinations:
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| (1) The roles played by the Office of the Governor and | 9 |
| the Special Advocate for Prescription Drugs in negotiating | 10 |
| and entering into the flu vaccine contract;
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| (2) The procedures applicable to, and agencies | 12 |
| responsible for, the establishment and operation of the | 13 |
| I-SaveRx program; and
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| (3) Whether the entities involved in these programs | 15 |
| followed all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and | 16 |
| procedures; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Office of the Governor, the Office of | 18 |
| the Special Advocate for Prescription Drugs, and any other | 19 |
| entity that may have relevant information pertaining to this | 20 |
| audit cooperate fully and promptly with the Auditor General's | 21 |
| Office in the conduct of this audit; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence this audit as | 23 |
| soon as possible and report his findings and recommendations | 24 |
| upon completion in accordance with Section 3-14 of the Illinois | 25 |
| State Auditing Act.
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