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91_SB1544
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1 AN ACT to amend the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons
2 Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act by
3 changing Section 3.15.
4 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5 represented in the General Assembly:
6 Section 5. The Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons
7 Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is
8 amended by changing Section 3.15 as follows:
9 (320 ILCS 25/3.15) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.15)
10 Sec. 3.15. Covered prescription drug. "Covered
11 prescription drug" means (1) any cardiovascular agent or
12 drug; (2) any insulin or other prescription drug used in the
13 treatment of diabetes, including syringe and needles used to
14 administer the insulin; and (3) any prescription drug used in
15 the treatment of arthritis. Beginning on January 1, 2001 and
16 thereafter, "covered prescription drug" also means (4) any
17 prescription drug used in the treatment of asthma or chronic
18 respiratory disease; (5) any prescription drug used in the
19 treatment of high cholesterol; and (6) any prescription drug
20 used in the treatment of glaucoma. The specific agents or
21 products to be included under such categories shall be listed
22 in a handbook to be prepared and distributed by the
23 Department. The general types of covered prescription drugs
24 shall be indicated by rule.
25 (Source: P.A. 85-1176.)