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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3355
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3355, by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is | ||||||
| 5 | amended by adding Section 315.6 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (720 ILCS 570/315.6 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 315.6. Risks of dependence on opioids. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) Definitions. As used in this Section: | ||||||
| 9 | (1) "Opioid" means a narcotic drug or substance that | ||||||
| 10 | is a Schedule II controlled substance under paragraph (1), | ||||||
| 11 | (2), (3), or (5) of subsection (b) or under subsection (c) | ||||||
| 12 | of Section 206 of this Act. | ||||||
| 13 | (2) "Department" means the Department of Human | ||||||
| 14 | Services. | ||||||
| 15 | (b) The Department shall develop and make available on its | ||||||
| 16 | website information on the risks of developing a physical or | ||||||
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| 1 | psychological dependence on opioids and any alternative | ||||||
| 2 | treatments, including the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program. | ||||||
| 3 | (c) The Department shall develop and make available upon | ||||||
| 4 | request to all prescribers, pharmacists, and patients in the | ||||||
| 5 | State a pamphlet which explains the risks of developing a | ||||||
| 6 | physical or psychological dependence on opioids. This pamphlet | ||||||
| 7 | may contain any information which the Secretary of the | ||||||
| 8 | Department deems necessary and may be revised by the | ||||||
| 9 | Department whenever new information becomes available. The | ||||||
| 10 | pamphlet shall be downloadable from the Department's website. | ||||||
| 11 | (d) A pharmacist shall, prior to dispensing an opioid that | ||||||
| 12 | is a Schedule II controlled substance, furnish the pamphlet or | ||||||
| 13 | information therein developed by the Department and discuss | ||||||
| 14 | the risks of developing a physical or psychological dependence | ||||||
| 15 | on opioids.
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| 16 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 17 | becoming law.".
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