O'BRIEN-FEIGENHOLTZ-CROTTY-KLINGLER-CURRY,JULIE AND MCGUIRE. (SYVERSON-PARKER-MOLARO-LIGHTFORD-MUNOZ) 225 ILCS 85/25 from Ch. 111, par. 4145 410 ILCS 620/3.14 from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 503.14 Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act and the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that pharmacists may substitute generic brand drugs, provided that the selected drug has been rated therapeutically equivalent to the prescribed drug in the Orange book or meets other specified criteria. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987 and the Illinois Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make technical changes. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987 and the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that a generic drug determined to be therapeutically equivalent by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) shall be available for substitution in Illinois, provided that each manufacturer submits a notification containing product technical bioequivalence information as a prerequisite to product substitution. Provides that, if the Technical Advisory Council finds that a generic drug product may have issues related to the practice of medicine or the practice of pharmacy, the Technical Advisory Council shall hold a hearing. Provides that a decision to prohibit a generic drug from substitution must be accompanied by a written detailed explanation of the basis for the decision. Provides that drug products previously approved by the Technical Advisory Council for generic interchange may be substituted in the State of Illinois without further review under specified circumstances. Provides an immediate effective date for the sole purpose of allowing the Department of Public Health to begin rulemaking, otherwise effective on September 1, 2000. 99-11-23 H FILED WITH CLERK 99-11-29 H FIRST READING 99-11-29 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-02-08 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 00-02-16 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-HUMAN SERVS H 00-02-16 H ADOPTED 00-02-16 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 009-001-002 HHSV 00-02-16 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-16 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ 00-02-16 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CROTTY 00-02-17 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCGUIRE 00-02-29 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-29 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 00-03-01 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'BRIEN 00-03-01 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 00-03-01 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 00-03-01 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KLINGLER 00-03-02 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'BRIEN 00-03-02 H RULES REFERS TO HHSV 00-03-02 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 00-03-03 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'BRIEN 00-03-03 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HHSV/013-000-000 00-03-03 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-O'BRIEN 00-03-03 H ADOPTED 00-03-03 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-03-03 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-000-001 00-03-03 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE 00-03-06 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 00-03-06 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 00-03-07 00-03-07 S CHIEF SPONSOR SYVERSON 00-03-07 S FIRST READING 00-03-07 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-03-08 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR PARKER 00-03-09 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEALTH 00-03-15 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR VIVERITO 00-03-23 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MADIGAN,L 00-03-28 S DO PASS 010-000-000 SPBH 00-03-28 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 00-03-29 00-03-28 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SHAW 00-03-28 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR TROTTER 00-03-28 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DEL VALLE 00-03-29 S SECOND READING 00-03-29 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 00-03-30 00-03-29 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MOLARO 00-03-29 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LIGHTFORD 00-03-30 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MUNOZ 00-03-30 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OBAMA 00-03-30 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH 00-03-30 S THIRD READING - PASSED 058-000-000 00-03-30 H PASSED BOTH HOUSES 00-04-28 H SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 00-06-09 H GOVERNOR APPROVED 00-06-09 H EFFECTIVE DATE 00-06-09 00-06-09 H (BEGIN RULEMAKING) 00-06-09 H EFFECTIVE DATE 00-09-01 00-06-09 H (GENERALLY) 00-06-09 H PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0766 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary