Full Text of HB1293 96th General Assembly
HB1293eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning professional regulation.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by changing | 5 |
| Sections 3, 9, and 25.15 and by adding Section 8.5 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 85/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 4123)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
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| Sec. 3. Definitions. For the purpose of this Act, except | 9 |
| where otherwise
limited therein:
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| (a) "Pharmacy" or "drugstore" means and includes every | 11 |
| store, shop,
pharmacy department, or other place where | 12 |
| pharmacist
care is
provided
by a pharmacist (1) where drugs, | 13 |
| medicines, or poisons are
dispensed, sold or
offered for sale | 14 |
| at retail, or displayed for sale at retail; or
(2)
where
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| prescriptions of physicians, dentists, advanced practice | 16 |
| nurses, physician assistants, veterinarians, podiatrists, or
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| optometrists, within the limits of their
licenses, are
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| compounded, filled, or dispensed; or (3) which has upon it or
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| displayed within
it, or affixed to or used in connection with | 20 |
| it, a sign bearing the word or
words "Pharmacist", "Druggist", | 21 |
| "Pharmacy", "Pharmaceutical
Care", "Apothecary", "Drugstore",
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| "Medicine Store", "Prescriptions", "Drugs", "Dispensary", | 23 |
| "Medicines", or any word
or words of similar or like import, |
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| either in the English language
or any other language; or (4) | 2 |
| where the characteristic prescription
sign (Rx) or similar | 3 |
| design is exhibited; or (5) any store, or
shop,
or other place | 4 |
| with respect to which any of the above words, objects,
signs or | 5 |
| designs are used in any advertisement.
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| (b) "Drugs" means and includes (l) articles recognized
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| the official United States Pharmacopoeia/National Formulary | 8 |
| (USP/NF),
or any supplement thereto and being intended for and | 9 |
| having for their
main use the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, | 10 |
| treatment or prevention of
disease in man or other animals, as | 11 |
| approved by the United States Food and
Drug Administration, but | 12 |
| does not include devices or their components, parts,
or | 13 |
| accessories; and (2) all other articles intended
for and having | 14 |
| for their main use the diagnosis, cure, mitigation,
treatment | 15 |
| or prevention of disease in man or other animals, as approved
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| by the United States Food and Drug Administration, but does not | 17 |
| include
devices or their components, parts, or accessories; and | 18 |
| (3) articles
(other than food) having for their main use and | 19 |
| intended
to affect the structure or any function of the body of | 20 |
| man or other
animals; and (4) articles having for their main | 21 |
| use and intended
for use as a component or any articles | 22 |
| specified in clause (l), (2)
or (3); but does not include | 23 |
| devices or their components, parts or
accessories.
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| (c) "Medicines" means and includes all drugs intended for
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| human or veterinary use approved by the United States Food and | 26 |
| Drug
Administration.
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| (d) "Practice of pharmacy" means (1) the interpretation and | 2 |
| the provision of assistance in the monitoring, evaluation, and | 3 |
| implementation of prescription drug orders; (2) the dispensing | 4 |
| of prescription drug orders; (3) participation in drug and | 5 |
| device selection; (4) drug administration limited to the | 6 |
| administration of oral, topical, injectable, and inhalation as | 7 |
| follows: in the context of patient education on the proper use | 8 |
| or delivery of medications; vaccination of patients 14 years of | 9 |
| age and older pursuant to a valid prescription or standing | 10 |
| order, by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its | 11 |
| branches, upon completion of appropriate training, including | 12 |
| how to address contraindications and adverse reactions set | 13 |
| forth by rule, with notification to the patient's physician and | 14 |
| appropriate record retention, or pursuant to hospital pharmacy | 15 |
| and therapeutics committee policies and procedures; (5) drug | 16 |
| regimen review; (6) drug or drug-related research; (7) the | 17 |
| provision of patient counseling; (8) the practice of | 18 |
| telepharmacy; (9) the provision of those acts or services | 19 |
| necessary to provide pharmacist care; (10) medication therapy | 20 |
| management; and (11) the responsibility for compounding and | 21 |
| labeling of drugs and devices (except labeling by a | 22 |
| manufacturer, repackager, or distributor of non-prescription | 23 |
| drugs and commercially packaged legend drugs and devices), | 24 |
| proper and safe storage of drugs and devices, and maintenance | 25 |
| of required records. A pharmacist who performs any of the acts | 26 |
| defined as the practice of pharmacy in this State must be |
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| actively licensed as a pharmacist under this Act.
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| (e) "Prescription" means and includes any written, oral, | 3 |
| facsimile, or
electronically transmitted order for drugs
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| medical devices, issued by a physician licensed to practice | 5 |
| medicine in
all its branches, dentist, veterinarian, or | 6 |
| podiatrist, or
optometrist, within the
limits of their | 7 |
| licenses, by a physician assistant in accordance with
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| subsection (f) of Section 4, or by an advanced practice nurse | 9 |
| in
accordance with subsection (g) of Section 4, containing the
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| following: (l) name
of the patient; (2) date when prescription | 11 |
| was issued; (3) name
and strength of drug or description of the | 12 |
| medical device prescribed;
and (4) quantity, (5) directions for | 13 |
| use, (6) prescriber's name,
address
and signature, and (7) DEA | 14 |
| number where required, for controlled
substances.
DEA numbers | 15 |
| shall not be required on inpatient drug orders.
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| (f) "Person" means and includes a natural person, | 17 |
| copartnership,
association, corporation, government entity, or | 18 |
| any other legal
entity.
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| (g) "Department" means the Department of Financial and
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| Professional Regulation.
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| (h) "Board of Pharmacy" or "Board" means the State Board
of | 22 |
| Pharmacy of the Department of Financial and Professional | 23 |
| Regulation.
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| (i) "Secretary"
means the Secretary
of Financial and | 25 |
| Professional Regulation.
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| (j) "Drug product selection" means the interchange for a
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| prescribed pharmaceutical product in accordance with Section | 2 |
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this Act and Section 3.14 of the Illinois Food, Drug and | 3 |
| Cosmetic Act.
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| (k) "Inpatient drug order" means an order issued by an | 5 |
| authorized
prescriber for a resident or patient of a facility | 6 |
| licensed under the
Nursing Home Care Act or the Hospital | 7 |
| Licensing Act, or "An Act in relation to
the founding and | 8 |
| operation of the University of Illinois Hospital and the
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| conduct of University of Illinois health care programs", | 10 |
| approved July 3, 1931,
as amended, or a facility which is | 11 |
| operated by the Department of Human
Services (as successor to | 12 |
| the Department of Mental Health
and Developmental | 13 |
| Disabilities) or the Department of Corrections.
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| (k-5) "Pharmacist" means an individual health care | 15 |
| professional and
provider currently licensed by this State to | 16 |
| engage in the practice of
pharmacy.
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| (l) "Pharmacist in charge" means the licensed pharmacist | 18 |
| whose name appears
on a pharmacy license and who is responsible | 19 |
| for all aspects of the
operation related to the practice of | 20 |
| pharmacy.
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| (m) "Dispense" or "dispensing" means the interpretation, | 22 |
| evaluation, and implementation of a prescription drug order, | 23 |
| including the preparation and delivery of a drug or device to a | 24 |
| patient or patient's agent in a suitable container | 25 |
| appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to or use | 26 |
| by a patient in accordance with applicable State and federal |
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| laws and regulations.
"Dispense" or "dispensing" does not mean | 2 |
| the physical delivery to a patient or a
patient's | 3 |
| representative in a home or institution by a designee of a | 4 |
| pharmacist
or by common carrier. "Dispense" or "dispensing" | 5 |
| also does not mean the physical delivery
of a drug or medical | 6 |
| device to a patient or patient's representative by a
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| pharmacist's designee within a pharmacy or drugstore while the | 8 |
| pharmacist is
on duty and the pharmacy is open.
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| (n) "Nonresident pharmacy"
means a pharmacy that is located | 10 |
| in a state, commonwealth, or territory
of the United States, | 11 |
| other than Illinois, that delivers, dispenses, or
distributes, | 12 |
| through the United States Postal Service, commercially | 13 |
| acceptable parcel delivery service, or other common
carrier, to | 14 |
| Illinois residents, any substance which requires a | 15 |
| prescription.
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| (o) "Compounding" means the preparation and mixing of | 17 |
| components, excluding flavorings, (1) as the result of a | 18 |
| prescriber's prescription drug order or initiative based on the | 19 |
| prescriber-patient-pharmacist relationship in the course of | 20 |
| professional practice or (2) for the purpose of, or incident | 21 |
| to, research, teaching, or chemical analysis and not for sale | 22 |
| or dispensing. "Compounding" includes the preparation of drugs | 23 |
| or devices in anticipation of receiving prescription drug | 24 |
| orders based on routine, regularly observed dispensing | 25 |
| patterns. Commercially available products may be compounded | 26 |
| for dispensing to individual patients only if all of the |
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| following conditions are met: (i) the commercial product is not | 2 |
| reasonably available from normal distribution channels in a | 3 |
| timely manner to meet the patient's needs and (ii) the | 4 |
| prescribing practitioner has requested that the drug be | 5 |
| compounded.
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| (p) (Blank).
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| (q) (Blank).
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| (r) "Patient counseling" means the communication between a | 9 |
| pharmacist or a student pharmacist pharmacy intern under the | 10 |
| supervision of a pharmacist and a patient or the patient's | 11 |
| representative about the patient's medication or device for the | 12 |
| purpose of optimizing proper use of prescription medications or | 13 |
| devices. "Patient counseling" may include without limitation | 14 |
| (1) obtaining a medication history; (2) acquiring a patient's | 15 |
| allergies and health conditions; (3) facilitation of the | 16 |
| patient's understanding of the intended use of the medication; | 17 |
| (4) proper directions for use; (5) significant potential | 18 |
| adverse events; (6) potential food-drug interactions; and (7) | 19 |
| the need to be compliant with the medication therapy. A | 20 |
| pharmacy technician may only participate in the following | 21 |
| aspects of patient counseling under the supervision of a | 22 |
| pharmacist: (1) obtaining medication history; (2) providing | 23 |
| the offer for counseling by a pharmacist or student pharmacist | 24 |
| intern ; and (3) acquiring a patient's allergies and health | 25 |
| conditions.
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| (s) "Patient profiles" or "patient drug therapy record" |
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| means the
obtaining, recording, and maintenance of patient | 2 |
| prescription
information, including prescriptions for | 3 |
| controlled substances, and
personal information.
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| (t) (Blank).
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| (u) "Medical device" means an instrument, apparatus, | 6 |
| implement, machine,
contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent, or | 7 |
| other similar or related article,
including any component part | 8 |
| or accessory, required under federal law to
bear the label | 9 |
| "Caution: Federal law requires dispensing by or on the order
of | 10 |
| a physician". A seller of goods and services who, only for the | 11 |
| purpose of
retail sales, compounds, sells, rents, or leases | 12 |
| medical devices shall not,
by reasons thereof, be required to | 13 |
| be a licensed pharmacy.
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| (v) "Unique identifier" means an electronic signature, | 15 |
| handwritten
signature or initials, thumb print, or other | 16 |
| acceptable biometric
or electronic identification process as | 17 |
| approved by the Department.
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| (w) "Current usual and customary retail price" means the | 19 |
| price that a pharmacy charges to a non-third-party payor
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| (x) "Automated pharmacy system" means a mechanical system | 21 |
| located within the confines of the pharmacy or remote location | 22 |
| that performs operations or activities, other than compounding | 23 |
| or administration, relative to storage, packaging, dispensing, | 24 |
| or distribution of medication, and which collects, controls, | 25 |
| and maintains all transaction information. | 26 |
| (y) "Drug regimen review" means and includes the evaluation |
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| of prescription drug orders and patient records for (1)
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| allergies; (2) drug or potential therapy contraindications;
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| (3) reasonable dose, duration of use, and route of | 4 |
| administration, taking into consideration factors such as age, | 5 |
| gender, and contraindications; (4) reasonable directions for | 6 |
| use; (5) potential or actual adverse drug reactions; (6) | 7 |
| drug-drug interactions; (7) drug-food interactions; (8) | 8 |
| drug-disease contraindications; (9) therapeutic duplication; | 9 |
| (10) patient laboratory values when authorized and available; | 10 |
| (11) proper utilization (including over or under utilization) | 11 |
| and optimum therapeutic outcomes; and (12) abuse and misuse.
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| (z) "Electronic transmission prescription" means any | 13 |
| prescription order for which a facsimile or electronic image of | 14 |
| the order is electronically transmitted from a licensed | 15 |
| prescriber to a pharmacy. "Electronic transmission | 16 |
| prescription" includes both data and image prescriptions.
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| (aa) "Medication therapy management services" means a | 18 |
| distinct service or group of services offered by licensed | 19 |
| pharmacists, physicians licensed to practice medicine in all | 20 |
| its branches, advanced practice nurses authorized in a written | 21 |
| agreement with a physician licensed to practice medicine in all | 22 |
| its branches, or physician assistants authorized in guidelines | 23 |
| by a supervising physician that optimize therapeutic outcomes | 24 |
| for individual patients through improved medication use. In a | 25 |
| retail or other non-hospital pharmacy, medication therapy | 26 |
| management services shall consist of the evaluation of |
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| prescription drug orders and patient medication records to | 2 |
| resolve conflicts with the following: | 3 |
| (1) known allergies; | 4 |
| (2) drug or potential therapy contraindications; | 5 |
| (3) reasonable dose, duration of use, and route of | 6 |
| administration, taking into consideration factors such as | 7 |
| age, gender, and contraindications; | 8 |
| (4) reasonable directions for use; | 9 |
| (5) potential or actual adverse drug reactions; | 10 |
| (6) drug-drug interactions; | 11 |
| (7) drug-food interactions; | 12 |
| (8) drug-disease contraindications; | 13 |
| (9) identification of therapeutic duplication; | 14 |
| (10) patient laboratory values when authorized and | 15 |
| available; | 16 |
| (11) proper utilization (including over or under | 17 |
| utilization) and optimum therapeutic outcomes; and | 18 |
| (12) drug abuse and misuse. | 19 |
| "Medication therapy management services" includes the | 20 |
| following: | 21 |
| (1) documenting the services delivered and | 22 |
| communicating the information provided to patients' | 23 |
| prescribers within an appropriate time frame, not to exceed | 24 |
| 48 hours; | 25 |
| (2) providing patient counseling designed to enhance a | 26 |
| patient's understanding and the appropriate use of his or |
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| her medications; and | 2 |
| (3) providing information, support services, and | 3 |
| resources designed to enhance a patient's adherence with | 4 |
| his or her prescribed therapeutic regimens.
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| "Medication therapy management services" may also include | 6 |
| patient care functions authorized by a physician licensed to | 7 |
| practice medicine in all its branches for his or her identified | 8 |
| patient or groups of patients under specified conditions or | 9 |
| limitations in a standing order from the physician. | 10 |
| "Medication therapy management services" in a licensed | 11 |
| hospital may also include the following: | 12 |
| (1) reviewing assessments of the patient's health | 13 |
| status; and | 14 |
| (2) following protocols of a hospital pharmacy and | 15 |
| therapeutics committee with respect to the fulfillment of | 16 |
| medication orders.
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| (bb) "Pharmacist care" means the provision by a pharmacist | 18 |
| of medication therapy management services, with or without the | 19 |
| dispensing of drugs or devices, intended to achieve outcomes | 20 |
| that improve patient health, quality of life, and comfort and | 21 |
| enhance patient safety.
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| (cc) "Protected health information" means individually | 23 |
| identifiable health information that, except as otherwise | 24 |
| provided, is:
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| (1) transmitted by electronic media; | 26 |
| (2) maintained in any medium set forth in the |
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| definition of "electronic media" in the federal Health | 2 |
| Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; or | 3 |
| (3) transmitted or maintained in any other form or | 4 |
| medium. | 5 |
| "Protected health information" does not include individually | 6 |
| identifiable health information found in: | 7 |
| (1) education records covered by the federal | 8 |
| Family Educational Right and Privacy Act; or | 9 |
| (2) employment records held by a licensee in its | 10 |
| role as an employer. | 11 |
| (dd) "Standing order" means a specific order for a patient | 12 |
| or group of patients issued by a physician licensed to practice | 13 |
| medicine in all its branches in Illinois. | 14 |
| (ee) "Address of record" means the address recorded by the | 15 |
| Department in the applicant's or licensee's application file or | 16 |
| license file, as maintained by the Department's licensure | 17 |
| maintenance unit. | 18 |
| (ff) "Home pharmacy" means the location of a pharmacy's | 19 |
| primary operations.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-459, eff. 1-1-06; 95-689, eff. 10-29-07.)
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| (225 ILCS 85/8.5 new) | 22 |
| Sec. 8.5. Registration as a student pharmacist. | 23 |
| (a) Any person may register with the Department as a | 24 |
| student pharmacist if he or she provides proof that he or she | 25 |
| is actively enrolled in a course of study for his or her first |
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| professional degree in pharmacy at a college of pharmacy | 2 |
| accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education | 3 |
| (ACPE), has not engaged in conduct or behavior determined to be | 4 |
| grounds for discipline under this Act, and has filed a written | 5 |
| application for registration on a form to be prescribed and | 6 |
| furnished by the Department for that purpose. | 7 |
| (b) The Department shall issue a certificate of | 8 |
| registration as a student pharmacist to any applicant who has | 9 |
| qualified under subsection (a) of this Section, and such | 10 |
| registration shall be the sole authority required to assist | 11 |
| licensed pharmacists in the practice of pharmacy. A student | 12 |
| pharmacist may, under the supervision of a pharmacist, assist | 13 |
| in the practice of pharmacy and perform any and all functions | 14 |
| delegated to him or her by the pharmacist. | 15 |
| The Department, upon the recommendation of the Board, may | 16 |
| take any action set forth in Section 30 of this Act with regard | 17 |
| to certificates issued by the Department pursuant to this | 18 |
| Section. | 19 |
| (c) The Department may require verification of active | 20 |
| enrollment of a student pharmacist applicant from his or her | 21 |
| college of pharmacy and may request regular enrollment updates | 22 |
| from colleges of pharmacy in this State and other states. | 23 |
| (d) Any person who is enrolled in a non-traditional | 24 |
| Pharm.D. program at an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy and | 25 |
| is a licensed pharmacist under the laws of another U.S. | 26 |
| jurisdiction shall be permitted to engage in the program of |
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| practice experience required in the academic program by virtue | 2 |
| of such license. Such person shall be exempt from the | 3 |
| requirement of registration as a student pharmacist while | 4 |
| engaged in the program of practice experience required in the | 5 |
| academic program. | 6 |
| (e) An applicant for registration as a student pharmacist | 7 |
| may assist a pharmacist in the practice of pharmacy for a | 8 |
| period of up to 90 days prior to the issuance of a certificate | 9 |
| of registration if the applicant has submitted the required fee | 10 |
| and an application for registration to the Department. The | 11 |
| applicant shall keep a copy of the submitted application on the | 12 |
| premises where the applicant is assisting in the practice of | 13 |
| pharmacy. The Department shall forward confirmation of receipt | 14 |
| of the application with start and expiration dates of practice | 15 |
| pending registration.
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| (225 ILCS 85/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 4129)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
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| Sec. 9. Registration as pharmacy technician. Any person | 19 |
| shall be entitled
to registration as a registered pharmacy | 20 |
| technician who is of the age of 16
or over, has not engaged in | 21 |
| conduct or behavior determined to be grounds for
discipline | 22 |
| under this Act, is attending or has
graduated from an | 23 |
| accredited high school or comparable school or educational
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| institution or received a GED, and has filed a written | 25 |
| application for registration on a form
to be prescribed and |
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| furnished by the Department for that purpose. The
Department | 2 |
| shall issue a certificate of
registration as a registered | 3 |
| pharmacy technician to any applicant who has
qualified as | 4 |
| aforesaid, and such registration shall be the sole authority
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| required to assist licensed pharmacists in the practice of | 6 |
| pharmacy, under
the supervision of a licensed pharmacist. A | 7 |
| registered pharmacy technician may, under the supervision of a | 8 |
| pharmacist, assist in the practice of pharmacy and perform such | 9 |
| functions as assisting in the dispensing process, offering | 10 |
| counseling, receiving new verbal prescription orders, and | 11 |
| having prescriber contact concerning prescription drug order | 12 |
| clarification. A registered pharmacy technician may not engage | 13 |
| in patient counseling, drug regimen review, or clinical | 14 |
| conflict resolution. | 15 |
| Beginning on January 1, 2010, within 2 years after being | 16 |
| employed as a registered technician, a pharmacy technician must | 17 |
| become certified by successfully passing the Pharmacy | 18 |
| Technician Certification Board (PTCB) examination or another | 19 |
| Board-approved pharmacy technician examination in order to | 20 |
| continue to perform pharmacy technician's duties. This | 21 |
| requirement does not apply to pharmacy technicians hired prior | 22 |
| to January 1, 2008.
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| Any person registered
as a pharmacy technician who is also | 24 |
| enrolled in a first professional
degree program in pharmacy in | 25 |
| a school or college of pharmacy or a
department of pharmacy of | 26 |
| a university approved by the Department shall be
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| "pharmacy intern"
and entitled to use the title "pharmacy | 2 |
| intern". A pharmacy intern must meet all of the requirements | 3 |
| for registration as a pharmacy technician set forth in this | 4 |
| Section and pay the required pharmacy technician registration | 5 |
| fees
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| The Department, upon the recommendation of the Board, may
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| take any action set forth in Section 30 of this Act with regard | 8 |
| to
certificates pursuant to this Section.
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| Any person who is enrolled in a non-traditional Pharm.D.
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| program at an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy and is a | 11 |
| licensed pharmacist
under the laws of another United States | 12 |
| jurisdiction shall be permitted to
engage in the program of | 13 |
| practice experience required in the academic program
by virtue | 14 |
| of such license. Such person shall be exempt from the | 15 |
| requirement
of registration as a registered pharmacy | 16 |
| technician while engaged in the
program of practice experience | 17 |
| required in the academic program.
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| An applicant for registration as a pharmacy technician may | 19 |
| assist a
pharmacist in the practice of pharmacy for a period of | 20 |
| up to
60 days prior to the issuance of a certificate of | 21 |
| registration if the
applicant has submitted the required fee | 22 |
| and an application for registration
to the Department. The | 23 |
| applicant shall keep a copy of the submitted
application on the | 24 |
| premises where the applicant is assisting in the
practice of | 25 |
| pharmacy. The Department shall forward confirmation of receipt | 26 |
| of the application with start and expiration dates of practice |
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| pending registration.
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| (Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07.)
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| (225 ILCS 85/25.15) | 4 |
| (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
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| Sec. 25.15. Telepharmacy.
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| (a) In this Section, "telepharmacy" means the provision of | 7 |
| pharmacist care by a pharmacist that is accomplished through
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| the use of telecommunications or other technologies to patients
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| or their agents who are at a distance and are located within | 10 |
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United States, and which follows all federal and State | 11 |
| laws, rules,
and regulations with regard to privacy and | 12 |
| security. | 13 |
| (b) Any pharmacy engaged in the practice of telepharmacy | 14 |
| must meet all of the following conditions:
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| (1) All events involving the contents of an
automated | 16 |
| pharmacy system must be stored in a secure location
and may | 17 |
| be recorded electronically. | 18 |
| (2) An automated pharmacy or prescription dispensing | 19 |
| machine system may be used in
conjunction with the | 20 |
| pharmacy's practice of telepharmacy after inspection and | 21 |
| approval by the Department. | 22 |
| (3) The pharmacist in charge shall: | 23 |
| (A) be responsible for the practice of | 24 |
| telepharmacy
performed at a remote pharmacy, including | 25 |
| the supervision of any
prescription dispensing machine |
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| or automated medication system; | 2 |
| (B) ensure that the home pharmacy has
sufficient | 3 |
| pharmacists on duty for the safe operation and
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| supervision of all remote pharmacies; | 5 |
| (C) ensure, through the use of a video and auditory
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| communication system, that a certified pharmacy | 7 |
| technician at the remote
pharmacy has accurately and | 8 |
| correctly prepared any prescription for
dispensing | 9 |
| according to the prescription; | 10 |
| (D) be responsible for the supervision and | 11 |
| training of
certified pharmacy technicians at remote | 12 |
| pharmacies who shall be subject to
all rules and | 13 |
| regulations; and | 14 |
| (E) ensure that patient counseling at the remote | 15 |
| pharmacy is
performed by a pharmacist or student | 16 |
| pharmacist pharmacist intern .
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| (Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07.)
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 19 |
| becoming law.
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