93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5702


 
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Michael J. Madigan
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














320 ILCS 50/10









    Amends the Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act.  Makes technical changes in a Section concerning definitions.
















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A BILL FOR









 











HB5702

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    AN ACT concerning senior pharmaceutical assistance.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 10 as follows:
 



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    (320 ILCS 50/10)



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    Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:

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    "Manufacturer" includes:


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        (1) An entity that is engaged in (a) the production, 
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    preparation,
propagation, compounding, conversion, or 
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    processing of prescription drug
products (i) directly or 
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    indirectly by extraction from substances of natural

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    origin,
(ii) independently by means of chemical synthesis, 
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    or (iii) by combination of
extraction
and chemical 
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    synthesis; or (b) the packaging, repackaging, labeling or

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    re-labeling, or distribution of prescription drug 
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    products.


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        (2) The entity holding legal title to or possession of 
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    the national
drug code number for the covered prescription 
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    drug.

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    "Manufacturer"
The term does not include a wholesale 
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distributor of drugs,
drugstore chain organization, or retail 
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pharmacy licensed by the State.

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    "Prescription drug" means a drug that may be dispensed only 
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upon
prescription by an authorized prescriber and that is 
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approved for safety and
effectiveness as a prescription drug 
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under Section 505 or 507 of the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic 
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Act.

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    "Senior citizen" or "senior" means a person 65 years of age 
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or
older.

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(Source: P.A. 92-594, eff. 6-27-02.)