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| | 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5846 Introduced , by Rep. Dagmara Avelar SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024 (rather than January 1, 2023), notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prescription for a substance classified in Schedule II, III, IV, or V must be sent electronically. Effective immediately.
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| | HB5846 | | LRB102 29411 RLC 41404 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 311.6 as follows:
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| 6 | | (720 ILCS 570/311.6) |
| 7 | | (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a |
| 8 | | delayed effective date) |
| 9 | | Sec. 311.6. Opioid prescriptions. |
| 10 | | (a) Beginning January 1, 2024, notwithstanding |
| 11 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a prescription for |
| 12 | | a substance classified in Schedule II, III, IV, or V must be |
| 13 | | sent electronically, in accordance with Section 316. |
| 14 | | Prescriptions sent in accordance with this subsection (a) must |
| 15 | | be accepted by the dispenser in electronic format. |
| 16 | | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section or |
| 17 | | any other provision of law, a prescriber shall not be required |
| 18 | | to issue prescriptions electronically if he or she certifies |
| 19 | | to the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation |
| 20 | | that he or she will not issue more than 25 prescriptions during |
| 21 | | a 12-month period. Prescriptions in both oral and written form |
| 22 | | for controlled substances shall be included in determining |
| 23 | | whether the prescriber will reach the limit of 25 |