House Sponsors: BRADLEY-CURRIE. Senate Sponsors: SYVERSON Short description: CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE-PRESCRIBE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Alcoholism and Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act, the Medical Practice Act of 1987, and the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that "addiction" refers to a non-legitimate or unlawful use of a controlled substance. Provides that one member of the Illinois State Medical Disciplinary Board must be a physician licensed to practice medicine in all of its branches in Illinois who has expertise in palliative care. Provides that, for purposes of the prohibition against a physician prescribing a controlled substance for other than "medically accepted therapeutic purposes", that term includes palliative care. Removes requirement that official prescription blanks and logs issued by the Department of Human Services for prescribing controlled substances be in triplicate. Provides that nothing in the Section of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act concerning requirements for dispensing controlled substances is intended to restrict a physician from prescribing a controlled substance for the purpose of providing palliative care. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 20 ILCS 301/1-10 225 ILCS 60/7 225 ILCS 60/22 720 ILCS 570/102 720 ILCS 570/308 720 ILCS 570/311 720 ILCS 570/313 Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 570/316 new 720 ILCS 570/317 new 720 ILCS 570/318 new 720 ILCS 570/319 new 720 ILCS 570/320 new 720 ILCS 570/406 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1406 720 ILCS 570/308 rep. 720 ILCS 570/310 rep. 720 ILCS 570/311 rep. Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Eliminates the "official" triplicate prescription forms. Creates a controlled substance prescription monitoring program. Provides for the creation of a central repository for collection of information related to the dispensing of controlled substances. Provides for the transmission of information about dispensed controlled substances to the central repository by electronic means. Provides for the confidentiality of information in the central repository. Creates an advisory committee to assist the Department in implementing the controlled substance prescription monitoring program. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that the Department of Professional Regulation shall provide the Department of Human Services with access (rather than 24 hour on-line access) to the license information of a prescriber or dispenser. Provides that the Department of Professional Regulation may charge a fee for this access, not to exceed the actual cost of furnishing the information. Makes a correction. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 570/313 Further amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. In provisions concerning emergency oral prescriptions, changes a reference from "written" to "oral". Provides that within 7 days (now, 72 hours) after issuing an emergency oral prescription, the prescriber must cause a written prescription to be delivered to the dispensing pharmacist. Provides that the controlled substance prescription monitoring program is limited to Schedule II controlled substances. Makes controlled substances lawfully administered in hospitals and nursing homes exempt from the Schedule II controlled substance prescription monitoring program. Removes from current law provisions concerning facsimile transmission of certain prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances for infusion in a private residence, nursing home, or hospice. Removes requirement that information concerning the number of days of supply of a Schedule II controlled substance dispensed be transmitted to the central repository. Provides that the Department of Professional Regulation must provide the Department of Human Services with electronic access (instead of just access) to license information of a prescriber or dispenser. Provides that the advisory committee to assist the Department of Human Services in implementing the Schedule II controlled substance prescription monitoring program shall consist of prescribers and dispensers. Adds an April 1, 2000 effective date to the bill. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Deletes reference to: 720 ILCS 570/308 rep. 720 ILCS 570/310 rep. 720 ILCS 570/311 rep. 720 ILCS 570/316 new 720 ILCS 570/317 new 720 ILCS 570/318 new 720 ILCS 570/319 new 720 ILCS 570/320 new 720 ILCS 570/406 Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 570/102 720 ILCS 570/201 720 ILCS 570/316 Deletes everything. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Deletes references in the Act to "designated products" and to "official prescription blank". Restores provisions providing for facsimile transmission of prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances administered to patients by parenteral, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, or intraspinal transfusion to a patient in a private residence, long-term care facility, or hospice. Provides that the facsimile serves as the original written prescription and shall be maintained in the same manner as the original written prescription. If a patient resides in a hospice certified by Medicare or by the State, the practitioner or his or her agent shall note on the prescription that the patient is a hospice patient. Makes a change concerning application of the Schedule II controlled substance prescription monitoring program. Effective April 1, 2000. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 4. Adds reference to: 720 ILCS 570/204 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1204 720 ILCS 570/206 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1206 720 ILCS 570/208 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1208 720 ILCS 570/210 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1210 720 ILCS 570/214 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1214 720 ILCS 570/217 new Further amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Exempts from the requirements of the Act anabolic steroids exempted by the Administrator of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration from the requirements of the federal Controlled Substances Act. Changes the Schedule of certain controlled substances and eliminates certain controlled substances from the Schedules. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0714 Last action date: 00-06-02 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 3 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status