93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB7335

 

Introduced 10/20/2004, by Rep. Robert W. Churchill

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
60 ILCS 1/220-22 new

    Amends the Township Code. Authorizes a township board to establish a township pharmacy, upon the request of the supervisor of general assistance, by either (i) entering into contractual agreements with senior centers or (ii) using existing township offices. Requires the township pharmacy to employ at least one licensed pharmacist to supervise the facility, and requires all pharmaceuticals available through the pharmacy to have been approved by the Federal Drug Administration.


LRB093 23614 MKM 53617 b

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

HB7335 LRB093 23614 MKM 53617 b

1     AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
5 220-22 as follows:
 
6     (60 ILCS 1/220-22 new)
7     Sec. 220-22. Township pharmacies. Upon the request of the
8 supervisor of general assistance, the township board may
9 establish a township wholesale pharmacy by either (i) entering
10 into contractual agreements with senior centers or (ii) using
11 existing township offices. The township wholesale pharmacy
12 shall purchase pharmaceuticals and sell them to senior citizens
13 and general assistance recipients at wholesale prices. All
14 pharmaceuticals available through the township pharmacy shall
15 have been approved by the Federal Drug Administration, and the
16 township pharmacy shall employ at least one licensed pharmacist
17 to supervise the facility.