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92_SB1276
LRB9201226RCcd
1 AN ACT in relation to 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) a 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. The specific agents
22 or products to be included under such categories shall be
23 listed in a handbook to be prepared and distributed by the
24 Department. The general types of covered prescription drugs
25 shall be indicated by rule. The Department of Public Health
26 shall promulgate a list of covered prescription drugs under
27 this program that meet the definition of a narrow therapeutic
28 index drug as described in subsection (f) of Section 4.
29 (Source: P.A. 91-699, eff. 1-1-01.)
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