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92_HB5322eng HB5322 Engrossed LRB9212445DJpk 1 AN ACT concerning assistance to citizens. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons 5 Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is 6 amended by changing Section 3.15 as follows: 7 (320 ILCS 25/3.15) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.15) 8 Sec. 3.15. Covered Prescription Drug. "Covered 9 prescription drug" means (1) any cardiovascular agent or 10 drug; (2) any insulin or other prescription drug used in the 11 treatment of diabetes, including syringe and needles used to 12 administer the insulin; (3) any prescription drug used in the 13 treatment of arthritis, (4) beginning on January 1, 2001, any 14 prescription drug used in the treatment of cancer, (5) 15 beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription drug used in 16 the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, (6) beginning on 17 January 1, 2001, any prescription drug used in the treatment 18 of Parkinson's disease, (7) beginning on January 1, 2001, any 19 prescription drug used in the treatment of glaucoma, (8) 20 beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription drug used in 21 the treatment of lung disease and smoking related illnesses, 22 and (9) beginning on July 1, 2001, any prescription drug used 23 in the treatment of osteoporosis. The specific agents or 24 products to be included under such categories shall be listed 25 in a handbook to be prepared and distributed by the 26 Department. The general types of covered prescription drugs 27 shall be indicated by rule. The Department of Public Health 28 shall promulgate a list of covered prescription drugs under 29 this program that meet the definition of a narrow therapeutic 30 index drug as described in subsection (f) of Section 4. 31 (Source: P.A. 91-699, eff. 1-1-01; 92-10, eff. 6-11-01.)