(320 ILCS 55/15)
Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act:
"Authorized pharmacy" means any pharmacy registered in this State under the
Pharmacy Practice Act or approved by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and approved by the Department or its program
administrator.
"AWP" or "average wholesale price" means the amount determined from the
latest publication of the Red Book, a universally subscribed pharmacist
reference guide
annually published by the Hearst Corporation. "AWP" or "average wholesale
price"
may also be derived electronically from the drug pricing database synonymous
with the
latest publication of the Red Book and furnished in the National Drug Data File
(NDDF)
by First Data Bank (FDB), a service of the Hearst Corporation.
"Covered medication" means any medication included in the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program.
"Department" means the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
"Director" means the Director of Healthcare and Family Services.
"Drug manufacturer" means any entity (1) that is located within or outside
Illinois
that is engaged in (i) the production, preparation, propagation, compounding,
conversion,
or processing of prescription drug products covered under the program, either
directly or
indirectly by extraction from substances of natural origin, independently by
means of
chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis or
(ii) the
packaging, repackaging, leveling, labeling, or distribution of prescription
drug products
covered under the program and (2) that elects to provide prescription drugs
either directly
or under contract with any entity providing prescription drug services on
behalf of the
State of Illinois. "Drug manufacturer", however, does not include a wholesale
distributor
of drugs or a retail pharmacy licensed under Illinois law.
"Federal Poverty Limit" or "FPL" means the Federal Poverty Income Guidelines published annually in the Federal Register.
"Prescription drug" means any prescribed drug that may be legally dispensed
by
an authorized pharmacy.
"Program" means the Illinois Prescription Drug
Discount Program created
under this Act.
"Program administrator" means the entity that is chosen by the Department to
administer the program. The program administrator may, in this case, be the
Director or
a Pharmacy Benefits Manager (PBM) chosen to subcontract with the Director.
"Rules" includes rules adopted and forms prescribed by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 94-86, eff. 1-1-06; 95-689, eff. 10-29-07.)
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