102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3497
 
Introduced 2/22/2021, by Rep. Theresa Mah
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
  
225 ILCS 85/10  from Ch. 111, par. 4130

    Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act.  Makes a technical change in a
Section concerning the State Board of Pharmacy.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 

 
4    Section 5. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by 
5changing Section 10 as follows:
 



6    (225 ILCS 85/10)  (from Ch. 111, par. 4130)


7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)

8    Sec. 10. State Board of Pharmacy. 
9    (a) There is created in the
the Department the
State Board 
10of Pharmacy.
It shall consist of 9 members, 7 of whom shall be 
11licensed pharmacists.
Each of those 7 members must be a 
12licensed pharmacist in good standing
in this State, a graduate 
13of an accredited college of pharmacy or hold
a Bachelor of 
14Science degree in Pharmacy and have at least 5 years'

15practical experience in the practice of pharmacy subsequent to 
16the
date of his licensure as a licensed pharmacist in the State 
17of Illinois.
There shall be 2 public members, who shall be 
18voting members, who
shall not be engaged in any way, directly 
19or indirectly, as providers of health care in this State or any 
20other state.
21    (b) Each member shall be appointed by the Governor.

22    (c) Members
 shall be appointed to 5 year terms.  The 
23Governor shall fill any vacancy for the remainder of the 
 
 
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1unexpired term. Partial terms over 3 years in length shall be 
2considered full terms. A member may be reappointed for a 
3successive term, but no member shall serve more than 2 full 
4terms in his or her lifetime.



5    (d) In making the appointment of members on the Board, the 
6Governor shall
give due consideration to recommendations by 
7the members of the profession
of pharmacy and by pharmacy
 
8organizations therein.  The Governor
shall notify the pharmacy
 
9organizations promptly of any vacancy
of members on the Board 
10and in appointing members shall give consideration
to 
11individuals engaged in all types and settings of pharmacy 
12practice.

13    (e) The Governor may remove any member of the Board for 
14misconduct, incapacity,
or neglect of duty, and he or she 
15shall be the sole judge of the sufficiency of the
cause for 
16removal.

17    (f) Each member of the Board shall be reimbursed for such 
18actual
and legitimate expenses as he or she may incur in going 
19to and from the place
of meeting and remaining there during 
20sessions of the Board.

21    (g) The Board shall hold quarterly meetings at such times 
22and places and upon
 notice as the Department

may determine and 
23as its business may require.
A majority of the Board members 
24currently appointed shall constitute a quorum. A vacancy in 
25the membership of the Board shall not impair the right of a 
26quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of 
 
 
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1the Board.


2    (h) The Board shall exercise the rights, powers and duties 
3which have been
vested in the Board under this Act, and any 
4other duties conferred
upon the Board by law.

5(Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17.)