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SB151 Engrossed                                LRB9204419DJmg

 1        AN ACT in relation to public aid.

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

 4        Section  5.   The  Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
 5    changing Section 5-5.12 as follows:

 6        (305 ILCS 5/5-5.12) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-5.12)
 7        Sec. 5-5.12.  Pharmacy payments.
 8        (a)  Every  request   submitted   by   a   pharmacy   for
 9    reimbursement  under  this  Article  for  prescription  drugs
10    provided  to  a  recipient  of  aid  under this Article shall
11    include  the  name  of  the  prescriber  or   an   acceptable
12    identification   number   as   established  by  the  Illinois
13    Department.
14        (b)  Pharmacies providing prescription drugs  under  this
15    Article  shall  be  reimbursed  at a rate that includes which
16    shall include a professional dispensing fee as determined  by
17    the Illinois Department, plus the current acquisition cost of
18    the  prescription  drug  dispensed.  The  Illinois Department
19    shall update its information on the acquisition costs of  all
20    prescription  drugs  no  less  frequently than every 30 days.
21    However,  the  Illinois  Department  may  set  the  rate   of
22    reimbursement  for  the  acquisition  cost,  by  rule,  at  a
23    percentage of the current average wholesale acquisition cost.
24    (Source: P.A. 88-554, eff. 7-26-94; 89-673, eff. 8-14-96.)

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