93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5972

 

Introduced 2/6/2004, by Tom Cross

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
320 ILCS 50/10

    Amends the Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning definitions.


LRB093 19684 DRJ 45425 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB5972 LRB093 19684 DRJ 45425 b

1     AN ACT concerning senior 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 Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is
5 amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
 
6     (320 ILCS 50/10)
7     Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
8     "Manufacturer" includes:
9         (1) An entity that is engaged in (a) the production,
10     preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion, or
11     processing of prescription drug products (i) directly or
12     indirectly by extraction from substances of natural
13     origin, (ii) independently by means of chemical synthesis,
14     or (iii) by combination of extraction and chemical
15     synthesis; or (b) the packaging, repackaging, labeling or
16     re-labeling, or distribution of prescription drug
17     products.
18         (2) The entity holding legal title to or possession of
19     the national drug code number for the covered prescription
20     drug.
21     "Manufacturer" The term does not include a wholesale
22 distributor of drugs, drugstore chain organization, or retail
23 pharmacy licensed by the State.
24     "Prescription drug" means a drug that may be dispensed only
25 upon prescription by an authorized prescriber and that is
26 approved for safety and effectiveness as a prescription drug
27 under Section 505 or 507 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic
28 Act.
29     "Senior citizen" or "senior" means a person 65 years of age
30 or older.
31 (Source: P.A. 92-594, eff. 6-27-02.)