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92_SB1749
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1 AN ACT concerning pharmaceutical assistance.
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" means (1) any
9 cardiovascular agent or drug; (2) any insulin or other
10 prescription drug used in the treatment of diabetes,
11 including syringe and needles used to administer the insulin;
12 (3) any prescription drug used in the treatment of arthritis,
13 (4) beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription drug used
14 in the treatment of cancer, (5) beginning on January 1, 2001,
15 any prescription drug used in the treatment of Alzheimer's
16 disease, (6) beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription
17 drug used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, (7)
18 beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription drug used in
19 the treatment of glaucoma, (8) beginning on January 1, 2001,
20 any prescription drug used in the treatment of lung disease
21 and smoking related illnesses, and (9) beginning on July 1,
22 2001, any prescription drug used in the treatment of
23 osteoporosis, and (10) beginning on January 1, 2003, any
24 prescription drug used in the treatment of urinary
25 incontinence. The specific agents or products to be included
26 under such categories shall be listed in a handbook to be
27 prepared and distributed by the Department. The general
28 types of covered prescription drugs shall be indicated by
29 rule. The Department of Public Health shall promulgate a
30 list of covered prescription drugs under this program that
31 meet the definition of a narrow therapeutic index drug as
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1 described in subsection (f) of Section 4.
2 (Source: P.A. 91-699, eff. 1-1-01; 92-10, eff. 6-11-01.)
3 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
4 January 1, 2003.