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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is 
5amended  by adding Section 311.6 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 570/311.6 new)
7    Sec. 311.6. Opioid prescriptions.
8    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
9prescription for a substance classified in Schedule II, III, 
10IV, or V must be sent electronically, in accordance with 
11Section 316. Prescriptions sent in accordance with this 
12subsection (a) must be accepted by the dispenser in electronic 
13format.
14    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section or 
15any other provision of law, a prescriber shall not be required 
16to issue prescriptions electronically if he or she certifies 
17to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation 
18that he or she will not issue more than 25 prescriptions during 
19a 12-month period. Prescriptions in both oral and written form 
20for controlled substances shall be included in determining 
21whether the prescriber will reach the limit of 25 
22prescriptions.
23    (c) The Department of Financial and Professional 
 
 
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1Regulation shall adopt rules for the administration of this 
2Section. These rules shall provide for the implementation of 
3any such exemption to the requirements under this Section that 
4the Department of  Financial and Professional Regulation may 
5deem appropriate, including the exemption provided for in 
6subsection (b). 

 
7    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect on 
8January 1, 2023.