98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB1343

 

Introduced , by Rep. Joe Sosnowski

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
210 ILCS 150/17
225 ILCS 85/15  from Ch. 111, par. 4135

    Amends the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act and the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that a retail pharmacy licensed under the Pharmacy Practice Act may display at its premises a container suitable for use as a receptacle for used, expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals, with the same security, accessibility, and signage requirements as in effect for such containers located at a city hall or police department. Provides that the pharmacy may not dispense any prescription drug in exchange or in return for any pharmaceuticals deposited into the container but may dispense prescription drugs only pursuant to a prescription as otherwise authorized under the Pharmacy Practice Act. Effective January 1, 2014.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act is amended
5by changing Section 17 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 150/17)
7    Sec. 17. Pharmaceutical disposal.
8    (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law, any city,
9village, or municipality may authorize the use of its city hall
10or police department to display a container suitable for use as
11a receptacle for used, expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals.
12These used, expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals may include
13unused medication and prescription drugs. This receptacle
14shall only permit the deposit of items, and the contents shall
15be locked and secured. The container shall be accessible to the
16public and shall have posted clearly legible signage indicating
17that expired or unwanted prescription drugs may be disposed of
18in the receptacle.
19    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any retail
20pharmacy licensed under the Pharmacy Practice Act may display
21at its premises a container suitable for use as a receptacle
22for used, expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals. These used,
23expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals may include unused

 

 

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1medication and prescription drugs. This receptacle shall only
2permit the deposit of items, and the contents shall be locked
3and secured. The container shall be accessible to the public
4and shall have posted clearly legible signage indicating that
5expired or unwanted prescription drugs may be disposed of in
6the receptacle.
7(Source: P.A. 97-546, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
8    Section 10. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by
9changing Section 15 as follows:
 
10    (225 ILCS 85/15)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4135)
11    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2018)
12    Sec. 15. Pharmacy requirements.
13    (1) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any pharmacy, as
14defined in this Act, to operate or conduct the same, or to
15allow the same to be operated or conducted, unless:
16        (a) It has a licensed pharmacist, authorized to
17    practice pharmacy in this State under the provisions of
18    this Act, on duty whenever the practice of pharmacy is
19    conducted;
20        (b) Security provisions for all drugs and devices, as
21    determined by rule of the Department, are provided during
22    the absence from the licensed pharmacy of all licensed
23    pharmacists. Maintenance of security provisions is the
24    responsibility of the licensed pharmacist in charge; and

 

 

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1        (c) The pharmacy is licensed under this Act to conduct
2    the practice of pharmacy in any and all forms from the
3    physical address of the pharmacy's primary inventory where
4    U.S. mail is delivered. If a facility, company, or
5    organization operates multiple pharmacies from multiple
6    physical addresses, a separate pharmacy license is
7    required for each different physical address.
8    (2) The Department may allow a pharmacy that is not located
9at the same location as its home pharmacy and at which pharmacy
10services are provided during an emergency situation, as defined
11by rule, to be operated as an emergency remote pharmacy. An
12emergency remote pharmacy operating under this subsection (2)
13shall operate under the license of the home pharmacy.
14    (3) The Secretary may waive the requirement for a
15pharmacist to be on duty at all times for State facilities not
16treating human ailments. This waiver of the requirement remains
17in effect until it is rescinded by the Secretary and the
18Department provides written notice of the rescission to the
19State facility.
20    (4) It shall be unlawful for any person, who is not a
21licensed pharmacy or health care facility, to purport to be
22such or to use in name, title, or sign designating, or in
23connection with that place of business, any of the words:
24"pharmacy", "pharmacist", "pharmacy department", "apothecary",
25"druggist", "drug", "drugs", "medicines", "medicine store",
26"drug sundries", "prescriptions filled", or any list of words

 

 

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1indicating that drugs are compounded or sold to the lay public,
2or prescriptions are dispensed therein. Each day during which,
3or a part which, such representation is made or appears or such
4a sign is allowed to remain upon or in such a place of business
5shall constitute a separate offense under this Act.
6    (5) The holder of any license or certificate of
7registration shall conspicuously display it in the pharmacy in
8which he is engaged in the practice of pharmacy. The pharmacist
9in charge shall conspicuously display his name in such
10pharmacy. The pharmacy license shall also be conspicuously
11displayed.
12    (6) A retail pharmacy licensed under this Act may display
13at its premises a container suitable for use as a receptacle
14for used, expired, or unwanted pharmaceuticals as authorized
15under Section 17 of the Safe Pharmaceutical Disposal Act. The
16pharmacy may not dispense any prescription drug in exchange or
17in return for any pharmaceuticals deposited into the container
18but may dispense prescription drugs only pursuant to a
19prescription as otherwise authorized under this Act.
20(Source: P.A. 95-689, eff. 10-29-07; 96-219, eff. 8-10-09;
2196-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
22    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
231, 2014.