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92_SB0151
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1 AN ACT in relation to public aid.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Public Aid Code is amended by
5 changing Section 5-5.12 as follows:
6 (305 ILCS 5/5-5.12) (from Ch. 23, par. 5-5.12)
7 Sec. 5-5.12. Pharmacy payments.
8 (a) Every request submitted by a pharmacy for
9 reimbursement under this Article for prescription drugs
10 provided to a recipient of aid under this Article shall
11 include the name of the prescriber or an acceptable
12 identification number as established by the Illinois
13 Department.
14 (b) Pharmacies providing prescription drugs under this
15 Article shall be reimbursed at a rate that includes which
16 shall include a professional dispensing fee as determined by
17 the Illinois Department, plus the current acquisition cost of
18 the prescription drug dispensed. The Illinois Department
19 shall update its information on the acquisition costs of all
20 prescription drugs no less frequently than every 30 days.
21 However, the Illinois Department may set the rate of
22 reimbursement for the acquisition cost, by rule, at a
23 percentage of the current average wholesale acquisition cost.
24 (Source: P.A. 88-554, eff. 7-26-94; 89-673, eff. 8-14-96.)