Public Act 100-0237
 
SB1790 EnrolledLRB100 09035 SMS 19183 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 adding 
Section 15.3 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 85/15.3 new)
    Sec. 15.3. Emergency prescription refills.
    (a) A pharmacist may exercise professional judgment to 
dispense an emergency supply of medication for a chronic 
disease or condition if the pharmacist is unable to obtain 
refill authorization from the prescriber when:
        (1) in the pharmacist's professional judgment, 
    interruption of therapy might reasonably produce 
    undesirable consequences or cause patient suffering;
        (2) the pharmacy previously dispensed or refilled a 
    prescription from the prescriber for the same patient and 
    medication;
        (3) the prescription is not for a controlled substance;
        (4) the pharmacist informs the patient or the patient's 
    agent at the time of dispensing that prescriber 
    authorization is required for future refills; notification 
    may be made verbally, electronically, or in writing; and
        (5) the emergency dispensing is documented in the 
    patient's prescription record and the pharmacist informs 
    the prescriber of the emergency refill.
    (b) The emergency supply must be limited to the amount 
needed for the emergency period as determined by the pharmacist 
within his or her professional judgment. However, the total 
amount dispensed shall not exceed a 30-day supply. 
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.