House Sponsors: FEIGENHOLTZ-WIRSING-JONES,LOU-DELGADO-OSMOND, ACEVEDO, BURKE, CURRIE, FRITCHEY, HAMOS, MCKEON, MOORE, OSTERMAN, KENNER, O'BRIEN, ERWIN, TURNER,ART AND HOWARD. Short description: PHARMACY ACCESS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Drug Paraphernalia Control Act and the Hypodermic Syringes and Needles Act. Authorizes a person who is at least 18 years of age to purchase up to 10 sterile hypodermic syringes or needles at a pharmacy without a prescription. Authorizes a pharmacist to sell up to 10 sterile hypodermic syringes or needles to a person who is at least 18 years of age. Provides that the Illinois Department of Public Health must develop educational materials regarding safer injection, HIV prevention, syringe disposal, and drug treatment and make copies of those materials available to pharmacists. Provides that pharmacists must make those educational materials available to persons who purchase syringes. Repeals the Section in the Hypodermic Syringes and Needles Act requiring a person who sells a syringe, needle, or instrument to keep a record of the sale. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Public Health) The Department estimates the cost of developing, printing, and distributing education materials to pharmacists to provide to persons purchasing sterile syringes during the first year the bill is in effect to be $93,800. Annual costs thereafter are estimated at $83,800. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status