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Public Act 91-0438
HB1879 Enrolled LRB9104990ACtm
AN ACT to amend the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987 by
changing Section 16a.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987 is amended
by changing Section 16a as follows:
(225 ILCS 85/16a) (from Ch. 111, par. 4136a)
Sec. 16a. (a) The Department shall establish rules and
regulations, consistent with the provisions of this Act,
governing mail-order pharmacies, including pharmacies
providing services via the Internet, which sell, or offer for
sale, drugs, medicines, or other pharmaceutical services in
this State.
(b) The Board shall require and provide for an annual
nonresident special pharmacy registration for all pharmacies
located outside of this State that dispense medications for
Illinois residents and mail, ship, or deliver prescription
medications into this State. Nonresident special pharmacy
registration shall be granted by the Board upon the
disclosure and certification by a pharmacy:
(1) that it is licensed in the state in which the
dispensing facility is located and from which the drugs
are dispensed;
(2) of the location, names, and titles of all
principal corporate officers and all pharmacists who are
dispensing drugs to residents of this State;
(3) that it complies with all lawful directions and
requests for information from the board of pharmacy of
each state in which it is licensed or registered, except
that it shall respond directly to all communications from
the Board concerning emergency circumstances arising from
the dispensing of drugs to residents of this State;
(4) that it maintains its records of drugs
dispensed to residents of this State so that the records
are readily retrievable from the records of other drugs
dispensed;
(5) that it cooperates with the Board in providing
information to the board of pharmacy of the state in
which it is licensed concerning matters related to the
dispensing of drugs to residents of this State; and
(6) that during its regular hours of operation, but
not less than 6 days per week, for a minimum of 40 hours
per week, a toll-free telephone service is provided to
facilitate communication between patients in this State
and a pharmacist at the pharmacy who has access to the
patients' records. The toll-free number must be disclosed
on the label affixed to each container of drugs dispensed
to residents of this State.
(Source: P.A. 87-1237.)
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