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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3933   </title>
<shortdesc>MEDICAID-PHARMACY-90DAY SUPPLY</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Karen May</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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<synopsis>
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<reference>305 ILCS 5/5-5.12</reference><aliasreference>from Ch. 23, par. 5-5.12</aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall permit a pharmacy participating in the medical assistance program to fill a single prescription or multiple prescriptions so that the pharmacy may dispense a 3-month supply of a prescription drug to a medical assistance recipient in a single purchase, provided that the amount dispensed must be sufficient to last the patient until the date that occurs 3 months from the date of purchase. Provides that the Department shall permit a pharmacy to refill such a 3-month supply of a prescription drug at least 3 times per year as medically indicated, provided that the total of the amount dispensed at the time of the initial purchase plus the amounts dispensed at the times of the 3 subsequent purchases must be sufficient to last the patient until the date that occurs one year from the date of the initial purchase.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/26/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Karen May</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/3/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Human Services Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/13/2009</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/11/2011</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
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