Sen. Emil Jones, III
Filed: 2/18/2022
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 4018
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 4018 as follows:
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3 | on page 2, line 20, after "16," by inserting
"25.10,"; and
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4 | on page 11, immediately below line 5, by inserting the | ||||||
5 | following: | ||||||
6 | "(225 ILCS 85/25.10) | ||||||
7 | (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2023)
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8 | Sec. 25.10. Remote prescription processing. | ||||||
9 | (a) In this Section, "remote prescription processing" | ||||||
10 | means and includes the outsourcing of certain prescription | ||||||
11 | functions to another pharmacy or licensed non-resident | ||||||
12 | pharmacy. "Remote prescription processing" includes any of the | ||||||
13 | following activities related to the dispensing process: | ||||||
14 | (1) Receiving, interpreting, evaluating, or clarifying | ||||||
15 | prescriptions. |
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1 | (2) Entering prescription and patient data into a data | ||||||
2 | processing system. | ||||||
3 | (3) Transferring prescription information. | ||||||
4 | (4) Performing a drug regimen review. | ||||||
5 | (5) Obtaining refill or substitution authorizations or | ||||||
6 | otherwise communicating with the prescriber concerning a | ||||||
7 | patient's prescription. | ||||||
8 | (6) Evaluating clinical data for prior authorization | ||||||
9 | for dispensing. | ||||||
10 | (7) Discussing therapeutic interventions with | ||||||
11 | prescribers. | ||||||
12 | (8) Providing drug information or counseling | ||||||
13 | concerning a patient's prescription to the patient or | ||||||
14 | patient's agent, as defined in this Act. | ||||||
15 | (b) A pharmacy may engage in remote prescription | ||||||
16 | processing under the following conditions: | ||||||
17 | (1) The pharmacies shall either have the same owner or | ||||||
18 | have a written contract describing the scope of services | ||||||
19 | to be provided and the responsibilities and | ||||||
20 | accountabilities of each pharmacy in compliance with all | ||||||
21 | federal and State laws and regulations related to the | ||||||
22 | practice of pharmacy. | ||||||
23 | (2) The pharmacies shall share a common electronic | ||||||
24 | file or have technology that allows sufficient information | ||||||
25 | necessary to process a non-dispensing function. | ||||||
26 | (3) The records may be maintained separately by each |
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1 | pharmacy or in common electronic file shared by both | ||||||
2 | pharmacies, provided that the system can produce a record | ||||||
3 | at either location that shows each processing task, the | ||||||
4 | identity of the person performing each task, and the | ||||||
5 | location where each task was performed. | ||||||
6 | (c) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an individual | ||||||
7 | employee licensed as a pharmacist , pharmacy technician, or | ||||||
8 | student pharmacist from accessing the employer pharmacy's | ||||||
9 | database from a pharmacist's home or other remote location or | ||||||
10 | pharmacist's home verification for the purpose of performing | ||||||
11 | certain prescription processing functions, provided that the | ||||||
12 | pharmacy establishes controls to protect the privacy and | ||||||
13 | security of confidential records.
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14 | (Source: P.A. 100-497, eff. 9-8-17 .)".
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