PHARMACY PRACTICE-INJECTIONS Senate SponsorsSen. Michael E. Hastings and Robert Peters House Sponsors(Rep. Sara Feigenholtz-Tom Demmer) 8/9/2019SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0349 225 ILCS 85/3Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that the "practice of pharmacy" includes the administration of injections of long-term antipsychotic medications pursuant to a valid prescription by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, upon completion of appropriate training, including how to address contraindications and adverse reactions set forth by rule, with notification to the patient's physician and appropriate record retention, or pursuant to hospital pharmacy and therapeutics committee policies and procedures.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Provides that following the initial administration of long-acting or extended-release form opioid antagonists by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, administration of injections of long-acting or extended-release form opioid antagonists for the treatment of substance use disorder, pursuant to a valid prescription by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, upon completion of appropriate training, including how to address contraindications and adverse reactions, including, but not limited to, respiratory depression and the performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, set forth by rule, with notification to the patient's physician and appropriate record retention, or pursuant to hospital pharmacy and therapeutics committee policies and procedures. Provides that training by a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches must be conducted by an Accreditation Council of Pharmaceutical Education accredited provider (rather than the requirement of completing the appropriate training). 2/15/2019SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings 2/15/2019SenateFirst Reading 2/15/2019SenateReferred to Assignments 2/27/2019SenateAssigned to Licensed Activities 3/6/2019SenatePostponed - Licensed Activities 3/13/2019SenatePostponed - Licensed Activities 3/15/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Michael E. Hastings 3/15/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 3/19/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities 3/20/2019SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/20/2019SenateDo Pass as Amended Licensed Activities; 006-000-000 3/20/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 21, 2019 3/26/2019SenateSecond Reading 3/26/2019SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2019 3/27/2019SenateThird Reading - Passed; 054-000-000 3/27/2019HouseArrived in House 3/27/2019HouseChief House Sponsor Rep. Sara Feigenholtz 3/27/2019HouseFirst Reading 3/27/2019HouseReferred to Rules Committee 4/9/2019HouseAssigned to Health Care Licenses Committee 4/11/2019SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters 5/1/2019HouseDo Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 014-000-000 5/2/2019HousePlaced on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate 5/16/2019HouseSecond Reading - Short Debate 5/16/2019HousePlaced on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate 5/22/2019HouseAdded Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Tom Demmer 5/23/2019HouseThird Reading - Short Debate - Passed 116-000-000 5/23/2019SenatePassed Both Houses 6/21/2019SenateSent to the Governor 8/9/2019SenateGovernor Approved 8/9/2019SenateEffective Date January 1, 2020 8/9/2019SenatePublic Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0349