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92_HB0237

 
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 1        AN ACT concerning public health.

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

 4        Section 5.  The Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic  Act  is
 5    amended by changing  Section 2.36 as follows:

 6        (410 ILCS 620/2.36) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 502.36)
 7        Sec.  2.36.   "Prescription" means and includes any order
 8    for drugs or medical devices, whether written, facsimile,  or
 9    verbal,  by  a physician licensed to practice medicine in all
10    its branches, a dentist, a veterinarian, or a podiatrist, and
11    that contains containing the  following:   (1)  name  of  the
12    patient;  (2)  date when prescription was given; (3) name and
13    strength  of  drug  or  description  of  the  medical  device
14    prescribed;  (4)  quantity,  (5)  directions  for  use,   (6)
15    prescriber's  name, address and signature, and (7) DEA number
16    where required, for controlled substances.
17    (Source: P.A. 89-202, eff. 7-21-95.)

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