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92_HB2416
LRB9206679SMdv
1 AN ACT concerning pharmaceutical assistance.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons
5 Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is
6 amended by changing Section 3.15 as follows:
7 (320 ILCS 25/3.15) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.15)
8 Sec. 3.15. "Covered prescription drug" means (1) any
9 cardiovascular agent or drug; (2) any insulin or other
10 prescription drug used in the treatment of diabetes,
11 including syringe and needles used to administer the insulin;
12 (3) any prescription drug used in the treatment of arthritis,
13 (4) beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription drug used
14 in the treatment of cancer, (5) beginning on January 1, 2001,
15 any prescription drug used in the treatment of Alzheimer's
16 disease, (6) beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription
17 drug used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, (7)
18 beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription drug used in
19 the treatment of glaucoma, and (8) beginning on January 1,
20 2001, any prescription drug used in the treatment of lung
21 disease and smoking related illnesses, and (9) beginning on
22 January 1, 2002, any prescription drug used in the treatment
23 of multiple sclerosis. The specific agents or products to be
24 included under such categories shall be listed in a handbook
25 to be prepared and distributed by the Department. The
26 general types of covered prescription drugs shall be
27 indicated by rule. The Department of Public Health shall
28 promulgate a list of covered prescription drugs under this
29 program that meet the definition of a narrow therapeutic
30 index drug as described in subsection (f) of Section 4.
31 (Source: P.A. 91-699, eff. 1-1-01.)
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2 becoming law.