HB0569 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0569

Introduced 1/27/2005, 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.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Township Code is amended by adding Section 220-22 as follows:

(60 ILCS 1/220-22 new)

Sec. 220-22. Township pharmacies. Upon the request of the supervisor of general assistance, the township board may establish a township wholesale pharmacy by either (i) entering into contractual agreements with senior centers or (ii) using existing township offices. The township wholesale pharmacy shall purchase pharmaceuticals and sell them to senior citizens and general assistance recipients at wholesale prices. All pharmaceuticals available through the township pharmacy shall have been approved by the Federal Drug Administration, and the township pharmacy shall employ at least one licensed pharmacist to supervise the facility.