Public Act 102-0482
 
HB3497 EnrolledLRB102 14931 SPS 20286 b

    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by
changing Section 10 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 85/10)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4130)
    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
    Sec. 10. State Board of Pharmacy.
    (a) There is created in the Department the State Board of
Pharmacy. It shall consist of 11 9 members, 8 7 of whom shall
be licensed pharmacists. One of the licensed pharmacists shall
have a primary site for the practice of pharmacy at an
inpatient hospital pharmacy. Each of those 8 7 members must be
a licensed pharmacist in good standing in this State, a
graduate of an accredited college of pharmacy or hold a
Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy and have at least 5
years' practical experience in the practice of pharmacy
subsequent to the date of his licensure as a licensed
pharmacist in the State of Illinois. There shall be one member
who is a pharmacy technician. There shall be 2 public members,
who shall be voting members, who shall not be engaged in any
way, directly or indirectly, as providers of health care in
this State or any other state.
    (b) Each member shall be appointed by the Governor.
    (c) Members shall be appointed to 5 year terms. The
Governor shall fill any vacancy for the remainder of the
unexpired term. Partial terms over 3 years in length shall be
considered full terms. A member may be reappointed for a
successive term, but no member shall serve more than 2 full
terms in his or her lifetime.
    (d) In making the appointment of members on the Board, the
Governor shall give due consideration to recommendations by
the members of the profession of pharmacy and by pharmacy
organizations therein. The Governor shall notify the pharmacy
organizations promptly of any vacancy of members on the Board
and in appointing members shall give consideration to
individuals engaged in all types and settings of pharmacy
practice.
    (e) The Governor may remove any member of the Board for
misconduct, incapacity, or neglect of duty, and he or she
shall be the sole judge of the sufficiency of the cause for
removal.
    (f) Each member of the Board shall be reimbursed for such
actual and legitimate expenses as he or she may incur in going
to and from the place of meeting and remaining there during
sessions of the Board.
    (g) The Board shall hold quarterly meetings at such times
and places and upon notice as the Department may determine and
as its business may require. A majority of the Board members
currently appointed shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy in
the membership of the Board shall not impair the right of a
quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of
the Board.
    (h) The Board shall exercise the rights, powers and duties
which have been vested in the Board under this Act, and any
other duties conferred upon the Board by law.
(Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17.)