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92_HB0669
LRB9205177REdv
1 AN ACT concerning 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 Citizens and Disabled Persons
5 Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is
6 amended by changing Section 3.15 as follows:
7 (320 ILCS 25/3.15) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.15)
8 Sec. 3.15. "Covered prescription drug" means (1) any
9 cardiovascular agent or drug; (2) any insulin or other
10 prescription drug used in the treatment of diabetes,
11 including syringe and needles used to administer the insulin;
12 (3) any prescription drug used in the treatment of arthritis,
13 (4) beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription drug used
14 in the treatment of cancer, (5) beginning on January 1, 2001,
15 any prescription drug used in the treatment of Alzheimer's
16 disease, (6) beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription
17 drug used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, (7)
18 beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription drug used in
19 the treatment of glaucoma, and (8) beginning on January 1,
20 2001, any prescription drug used in the treatment of lung
21 disease and smoking related illnesses, and (9) beginning on
22 January 1, 2002, any prescription drug used in the treatment
23 of epilepsy and its secondary conditions and side effects.
24 The specific agents or products to be included under such
25 categories shall be listed in a handbook to be prepared and
26 distributed by the Department. The general types of covered
27 prescription drugs shall be indicated by rule. The Department
28 of Public Health shall promulgate a list of covered
29 prescription drugs under this program that meet the
30 definition of a narrow therapeutic index drug as described in
31 subsection (f) of Section 4.
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1 (Source: P.A. 91-699, eff. 1-1-01.)
2 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on
3 January 1, 2002.