98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB0796

 

Introduced 1/24/2013, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
320 ILCS 55/15

    Amends the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning definitions.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning aging.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program
5Act is amended by changing Section 15 as follows:
 
6    (320 ILCS 55/15)
7    Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8    "Authorized pharmacy" means any pharmacy registered in
9this State under the the Pharmacy Practice Act or approved by
10the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and
11approved by the Department or its program administrator.
12    "AWP" or "average wholesale price" means the amount
13determined from the latest publication of the Red Book, a
14universally subscribed pharmacist reference guide annually
15published by the Hearst Corporation. "AWP" or "average
16wholesale price" may also be derived electronically from the
17drug pricing database synonymous with the latest publication of
18the Red Book and furnished in the National Drug Data File
19(NDDF) by First Data Bank (FDB), a service of the Hearst
20Corporation.
21    "Covered medication" means any medication included in the
22Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program.
23    "Department" means the Department of Healthcare and Family

 

 

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1Services.
2    "Director" means the Director of Healthcare and Family
3Services.
4    "Drug manufacturer" means any entity (1) that is located
5within or outside Illinois that is engaged in (i) the
6production, preparation, propagation, compounding, conversion,
7or processing of prescription drug products covered under the
8program, either directly or indirectly by extraction from
9substances of natural origin, independently by means of
10chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and
11chemical synthesis or (ii) the packaging, repackaging,
12leveling, labeling, or distribution of prescription drug
13products covered under the program and (2) that elects to
14provide prescription drugs either directly or under contract
15with any entity providing prescription drug services on behalf
16of the State of Illinois. "Drug manufacturer", however, does
17not include a wholesale distributor of drugs or a retail
18pharmacy licensed under Illinois law.
19    "Federal Poverty Limit" or "FPL" means the Federal Poverty
20Income Guidelines published annually in the Federal Register.
21    "Prescription drug" means any prescribed drug that may be
22legally dispensed by an authorized pharmacy.
23    "Program" means the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount
24Program created under this Act.
25    "Program administrator" means the entity that is chosen by
26the Department to administer the program. The program

 

 

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1administrator may, in this case, be the Director or a Pharmacy
2Benefits Manager (PBM) chosen to subcontract with the Director.
3    "Rules" includes rules adopted and forms prescribed by the
4Department.
5(Source: P.A. 94-86, eff. 1-1-06; 95-689, eff. 10-29-07.)