House Sponsors: FRANKS-CROTTY-HOFFMAN-MAY-DAVIS,MONIQUE, ACEVEDO, DART, FORBY, GRANBERG, HOLBROOK, JONES,LOU, MORROW, REITZ, SCULLY, MCKEON, FOWLER, MCCARTHY, LYONS,JOSEPH, MCGUIRE, MILLER, GILES, BRADLEY, BUGIELSKI, CAPPARELLI, HARTKE, SCOTT, YOUNGE, MENDOZA, SMITH,MICHAEL, BOLAND, HOWARD AND MURPHY. Senate Sponsors: SILVERSTEIN Short description: MEDICAID-PHARMACY-SR DISCOUNT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that a Medicare beneficiary or a beneficiary of pharmaceutical assistance under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is entitled to obtain prescription drugs at prices based on a pharmacy's Medicaid reimbursement rates. Requires that pharmacies implement this prescription drug discount benefit as a condition of participating in the Medicaid program. Requires the Department of Public Aid to make certain reports to the General Assembly and to execute necessary interagency agreements with the Department on Aging and the Department of Revenue. Provides for evaluation of the prescription drug discount benefit if prescription drugs are covered by Medicare. Repeals these provisions on July 1, 2005. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Public Aid) The estimated fiscal impact to the Department of Public Aid is $1.8 million. FISCAL NOTE (Department on Aging) The Department estimates that it would cost about $15,600 for an additional part-time person for the Department's HelpLine, $5,000 for prescription drug program brochures and their mail- ing costs, and $7,000 to conduct a satellite training session on the prescription drug discount benefits program. The total for the Department to implement this program would be $27,600. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status