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92_HB4001eng HB4001 Engrossed LRB9212397SMdv 1 AN ACT concerning prescription drugs. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Department of Central Management Services 5 Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended 6 by adding Section 405-195 as follows: 7 (20 ILCS 405/405-195 new) 8 Sec. 405-195. Prescription Drug Purchasing Policy 9 Office. The Department shall establish a Prescription Drug 10 Purchasing Policy Office. The Office shall determine and 11 implement strategies for best price purchasing practices for 12 State agencies that pay for prescription drugs by direct 13 purchase or by other arrangements. This may include 14 establishing a central State purchasing policy, entering into 15 cooperative agreements with other states or other public or 16 private entities that may enable the State to reduce its 17 prescription drug costs, and establishing any other State 18 agency policies and practices that may enable the State to 19 reduce its costs. 20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 21 becoming law.