Full Text of SB2941 98th General Assembly
SB2941ham002 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy Filed: 5/8/2014
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2941
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2941 on page 1, by | 3 | | replacing line 5 with the following: | 4 | | "changing Sections 3.1 and 5.2 as follows:
| 5 | | (20 ILCS 2630/3.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 206-3.1)
| 6 | | Sec. 3.1. (a) The Department may furnish, pursuant to | 7 | | positive
identification, records of convictions to the | 8 | | Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation for the | 9 | | purpose of meeting registration or licensure
requirements | 10 | | under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
| 11 | | Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 or the Pharmacy | 12 | | Practice Act .
| 13 | | (b) The Department may furnish, pursuant to positive | 14 | | identification,
records of convictions to policing bodies of | 15 | | this State for the purpose of
assisting local liquor control | 16 | | commissioners in carrying out their
duty to refuse to issue | 17 | | licenses to persons specified in paragraphs (4),
(5) and (6) of |
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| 1 | | Section 6-2 of the Liquor Control Act of 1934.
| 2 | | (c) The Department shall charge an application fee, based | 3 | | on actual
costs, for the dissemination of records pursuant to | 4 | | this Section. Fees
received for the dissemination of records | 5 | | pursuant to this Section shall be
deposited in the State Police | 6 | | Services Fund. The Department is
empowered to establish this | 7 | | fee and to prescribe the form and manner for
requesting and | 8 | | furnishing conviction information pursuant to this Section.
| 9 | | (d) Any dissemination of any information obtained pursuant | 10 | | to this
Section to any person not specifically authorized | 11 | | hereby to receive or use
it for the purpose for which it was | 12 | | disseminated shall constitute a
violation of Section 7.
| 13 | | (Source: P.A. 95-613, eff. 9-11-07.)"; and
| 14 | | on page 33, immediately below line 23, by inserting the | 15 | | following: | 16 | | "Section 10. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by | 17 | | changing Sections 6, 9, and 9.5 as follows:
| 18 | | (225 ILCS 85/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 4126)
| 19 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
| 20 | | Sec. 6. Each individual seeking
licensure as a registered | 21 | | pharmacist shall make application to the
Department and shall | 22 | | provide evidence of the following:
| 23 | | 1. that he or she is a United States citizen or legally |
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| 1 | | admitted alien;
| 2 | | 2. that he or she has not engaged in conduct or behavior | 3 | | determined to be
grounds for discipline under this Act;
| 4 | | 3. that he or she is a graduate of a first professional | 5 | | degree program in
pharmacy of a university recognized and | 6 | | approved by the Department;
| 7 | | 4. that he or she has successfully completed a program of | 8 | | practice experience
under the direct supervision of a | 9 | | pharmacist in a pharmacy
in this State, or in any other State; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | 5. that he or she has passed an examination recommended by | 12 | | the Board of Pharmacy
and authorized by the Department ; and .
| 13 | | 6. that he or she has submitted his or her fingerprints to | 14 | | the Department of State Police in the form and manner | 15 | | prescribed by the Department of State Police; these | 16 | | fingerprints shall be transmitted through a live scan | 17 | | fingerprint vendor licensed by the Department and shall be | 18 | | checked against the fingerprint records now and hereafter filed | 19 | | in the Department of State Police and Federal Bureau of | 20 | | Investigation criminal history records databases; the | 21 | | Department of State Police shall charge a fee for conducting | 22 | | the criminal history records check, which shall be deposited | 23 | | into the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the | 24 | | actual cost of the State and national criminal history records | 25 | | check; the Department of State Police shall furnish, pursuant | 26 | | to positive identification, all Illinois conviction |
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| 1 | | information and national criminal history records information | 2 | | to the Department; the Department may adopt any rules necessary | 3 | | to implement this subsection (6). | 4 | | The Department shall issue a license as a registered | 5 | | pharmacist to
any applicant who has qualified as aforesaid and | 6 | | who has filed the
required applications and paid the required | 7 | | fees in connection therewith;
and such registrant shall have | 8 | | the authority to practice the profession
of pharmacy in this | 9 | | State.
| 10 | | (Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07.)
| 11 | | (225 ILCS 85/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 4129)
| 12 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
| 13 | | Sec. 9. Registration as pharmacy technician. Any person | 14 | | shall be entitled
to registration as a registered pharmacy | 15 | | technician who is of the age of 16
or over, has not engaged in | 16 | | conduct or behavior determined to be grounds for
discipline | 17 | | under this Act, is attending or has
graduated from an | 18 | | accredited high school or comparable school or educational
| 19 | | institution or received a GED, and has filed a written | 20 | | application for registration on a form
to be prescribed and | 21 | | furnished by the Department for that purpose , and has submitted | 22 | | his or her fingerprints to the Department of State Police in | 23 | | the form and manner prescribed by the Department of State | 24 | | Police. These fingerprints shall be transmitted through a live | 25 | | scan fingerprint vendor licensed by the Department and shall be |
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| 1 | | checked against the fingerprint records now and hereafter filed | 2 | | in the Department of State Police and Federal Bureau of | 3 | | Investigation criminal history records databases. The | 4 | | Department of State Police shall charge a fee for conducting | 5 | | the criminal history records check, which shall be deposited | 6 | | into the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the | 7 | | actual cost of the State and national criminal history records | 8 | | check. The Department of State Police shall furnish, pursuant | 9 | | to positive identification, all Illinois conviction | 10 | | information and national criminal history records information | 11 | | to the Department. The Department may adopt any rules necessary | 12 | | to implement the background checks required under this Section . | 13 | | The
Department shall issue a certificate of
registration as a | 14 | | registered pharmacy technician to any applicant who has
| 15 | | qualified as aforesaid, and such registration shall be the sole | 16 | | authority
required to assist licensed pharmacists in the | 17 | | practice of pharmacy, under
the supervision of a licensed | 18 | | pharmacist. A registered pharmacy technician may, under the | 19 | | supervision of a pharmacist, assist in the practice of pharmacy | 20 | | and perform such functions as assisting in the dispensing | 21 | | process, offering counseling, receiving new verbal | 22 | | prescription orders, and having prescriber contact concerning | 23 | | prescription drug order clarification. A registered pharmacy | 24 | | technician may not engage in patient counseling, drug regimen | 25 | | review, or clinical conflict resolution. | 26 | | Beginning on January 1, 2010, within 2 years after initial |
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| 1 | | registration as a registered technician, a pharmacy technician | 2 | | must become certified by successfully passing the Pharmacy | 3 | | Technician Certification Board (PTCB) examination or another | 4 | | Board-approved pharmacy technician examination and register as | 5 | | a certified pharmacy technician with the Department in order to | 6 | | continue to perform pharmacy technician's duties. This | 7 | | requirement does not apply to pharmacy technicians registered | 8 | | prior to January 1, 2008.
| 9 | | Any person registered
as a pharmacy technician who is also | 10 | | enrolled in a first professional
degree program in pharmacy in | 11 | | a school or college of pharmacy or a
department of pharmacy of | 12 | | a university approved by the Department or has graduated from | 13 | | such a program within the last 18 months, shall be
considered a | 14 | | "student pharmacist"
and entitled to use the title "student | 15 | | pharmacist". A student pharmacist must meet all of the | 16 | | requirements for registration as a pharmacy technician set | 17 | | forth in this Section excluding the requirement of | 18 | | certification prior to the second registration renewal and pay | 19 | | the required pharmacy technician registration fees. A student | 20 | | pharmacist may, under the supervision of a pharmacist, assist | 21 | | in the practice of pharmacy and perform any and all functions | 22 | | delegated to him or her by the pharmacist. | 23 | | Any person seeking licensure as a pharmacist who has | 24 | | graduated from a pharmacy program outside the United States | 25 | | must register as a pharmacy technician and shall be considered | 26 | | a "student pharmacist" and be entitled to use the title |
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| 1 | | "student pharmacist" while completing the 1,200 clinical hours | 2 | | of training approved by the Board of Pharmacy described and for | 3 | | no more than 18 months after completion of these hours. These | 4 | | individuals are not required to become certified pharmacy | 5 | | technicians while completing their Board approved clinical | 6 | | training, but must become licensed as a pharmacist or become a | 7 | | certified pharmacy technician before the second pharmacy | 8 | | technician registration renewal following completion of the | 9 | | Board approved clinical training. | 10 | | The Department shall not renew the pharmacy technician | 11 | | license of any person who has been registered as a "student | 12 | | pharmacist" and has dropped out of or been expelled from an | 13 | | ACPE accredited college of pharmacy, who has failed to complete | 14 | | his or her 1,200 hours of Board approved clinical training | 15 | | within 24 months or who has failed the pharmacist licensure | 16 | | examination 3 times and shall require these individuals to meet | 17 | | the requirements of and become registered a certified pharmacy | 18 | | technician. | 19 | | The Department may
take any action set forth in Section 30 | 20 | | of this Act with regard to registrations
pursuant to this | 21 | | Section.
| 22 | | Any person who is enrolled in a non-traditional Pharm.D.
| 23 | | program at an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy and is a | 24 | | licensed pharmacist
under the laws of another United States | 25 | | jurisdiction shall be permitted to
engage in the program of | 26 | | practice experience required in the academic program
by virtue |
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| 1 | | of such license. Such person shall be exempt from the | 2 | | requirement
of registration as a registered pharmacy | 3 | | technician while engaged in the
program of practice experience | 4 | | required in the academic program.
| 5 | | An applicant for registration as a pharmacy technician may | 6 | | assist a
pharmacist in the practice of pharmacy for a period of | 7 | | up to
60 days prior to the issuance of a certificate of | 8 | | registration if the
applicant has submitted the required fee | 9 | | and an application for registration
to the Department. The | 10 | | applicant shall keep a copy of the submitted
application on the | 11 | | premises where the applicant is assisting in the
practice of | 12 | | pharmacy. The Department shall forward confirmation of receipt | 13 | | of the application with start and expiration dates of practice | 14 | | pending registration.
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07; 96-673, eff. 1-1-10.)
| 16 | | (225 ILCS 85/9.5) | 17 | | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
| 18 | | Sec. 9.5. Certified pharmacy technician. | 19 | | (a) An individual registered as a pharmacy technician under | 20 | | this Act may be registered as a certified pharmacy technician, | 21 | | if he or she meets all of the following requirements: | 22 | | (1) He or she has submitted a written application in | 23 | | the form and manner prescribed by the Department. | 24 | | (2) He or she has attained the age of 18. | 25 | | (3) He or she is of good moral character, as determined |
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| 1 | | by the Department. | 2 | | (4) He or she has (i) graduated from pharmacy | 3 | | technician training meeting the requirements set forth in | 4 | | subsection (a) of Section 17.1 of this Act or (ii) obtained | 5 | | documentation from the pharmacist-in-charge of the | 6 | | pharmacy where the applicant is employed verifying that he | 7 | | or she has successfully completed a training program and | 8 | | has successfully completed an objective assessment | 9 | | mechanism prepared in accordance with rules established by | 10 | | the Department. | 11 | | (5) He or she has successfully passed an examination | 12 | | accredited by the National Organization of Certifying | 13 | | Agencies, as approved and required by the Board. | 14 | | (6) He or she has paid the required certification fees. | 15 | | (7) He or she has submitted his or her fingerprints to | 16 | | the Department of State Police in the form and manner | 17 | | prescribed by the Department of State Police. These | 18 | | fingerprints shall be transmitted through a live scan | 19 | | fingerprint vendor licensed by the Department and shall be | 20 | | checked against the fingerprint records now and hereafter | 21 | | filed in the Department of State Police and Federal Bureau | 22 | | of Investigation criminal history records databases. The | 23 | | Department of State Police shall charge a fee for | 24 | | conducting the criminal history records check, which shall | 25 | | be deposited into the State Police Services Fund and shall | 26 | | not exceed the actual cost of the State and national |
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| 1 | | criminal history records check. The Department of State | 2 | | Police shall furnish, pursuant to positive identification, | 3 | | all Illinois conviction information and national criminal | 4 | | history records information to the Department. The | 5 | | Department may adopt any rules necessary to implement this | 6 | | paragraph (7). | 7 | | (b) No pharmacist whose license has been denied, revoked, | 8 | | suspended, or restricted for disciplinary purposes may be | 9 | | eligible to be registered as a certified pharmacy technician. | 10 | | (c) The Department may, by rule, establish any additional | 11 | | requirements for certification under this Section.
| 12 | | (d) A person who is not a registered pharmacy technician | 13 | | and meets the requirements of this Section may register as a | 14 | | certified pharmacy technician without first registering as a | 15 | | pharmacy technician. | 16 | | (Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07; 96-673, eff. 1-1-10.)".
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