96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB0799


 
Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		







  



320 ILCS 55/15










    Amends the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount
Program
Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.
















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A BILL FOR









 











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    AN ACT concerning aging.

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

 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Prescription Drug Discount
Program 
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Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 



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    (320 ILCS 55/15)


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    Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act:

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    "Authorized pharmacy" means any pharmacy registered in 
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this State under the
the
Pharmacy Practice Act or approved by 
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the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and 
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approved by the Department or its program
administrator.
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    "AWP" or "average wholesale price" means the amount 
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determined from the
latest publication of the Red Book, a 
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universally subscribed pharmacist
reference guide
annually 
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published by the Hearst Corporation. "AWP" or "average 
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wholesale
price"
may also be derived electronically from the 
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drug pricing database synonymous
with the
latest publication of 
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the Red Book and furnished in the National Drug Data File

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(NDDF)
by First Data Bank (FDB), a service of the Hearst 
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Corporation.

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    "Covered medication" means any medication included in the 
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Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program.

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    "Department" means the Department of Healthcare and Family 
 


 






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Services.

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    "Director" means the Director of Healthcare and Family 
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Services.

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    "Drug manufacturer" means any entity (1) that is located 
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within or outside
Illinois
that is engaged in (i) the 
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production, preparation, propagation, compounding,
conversion,

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or processing of prescription drug products covered under the 
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program, either
directly or
indirectly by extraction from 
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substances of natural origin, independently by
means of

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chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and 
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chemical synthesis or
(ii) the
packaging, repackaging, 
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leveling, labeling, or distribution of prescription
drug 
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products
covered under the program and (2) that elects to 
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provide prescription drugs
either directly
or under contract 
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with any entity providing prescription drug services on
behalf 
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of the
State of Illinois. "Drug manufacturer", however, does 
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not include a wholesale
distributor
of drugs or a retail 
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pharmacy licensed under Illinois law.

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    "Federal Poverty Limit" or "FPL" means the Federal Poverty 
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Income Guidelines published annually in the Federal Register.


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    "Prescription drug" means any prescribed drug that may be 
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legally dispensed
by
an authorized pharmacy.

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    "Program" means the Illinois Prescription Drug
Discount 
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Program created
under this Act.

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    "Program administrator" means the entity that is chosen by 
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the Department to
administer the program. The program 
 


 






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administrator may, in this case, be the
Director or
a Pharmacy 
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Benefits Manager (PBM) chosen to subcontract with the Director.

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    "Rules" includes rules adopted and forms prescribed by the 
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Department.

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(Source: P.A. 94-86, eff. 1-1-06; 95-689, eff. 10-29-07.)