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| AN ACT in relation to aging.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is |
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| amended by changing
Section 15 as follows:
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| (320 ILCS 50/15)
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| Sec. 15. Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Review |
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| Committee.
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| (a) The Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Review Committee |
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| is
created. The Committee shall consist of 17 members as |
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| follows:
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| (1) Twelve members appointed as follows: 2 members of |
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| the General
Assembly and 1 member of the general public, |
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| appointed by the President of the
Senate; 2 members of the |
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| General Assembly and 1 member of the general public,
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| appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; 2 members |
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| of the General
Assembly and 1 member of the general public, |
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| appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives; |
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| and 2 members of the General Assembly and 1 member of
the |
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| general public, appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
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| House of
Representatives.
These members shall serve at the |
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| pleasure of the appointing authority.
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| (2) The Director of Aging or his or her designee.
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| (3) The Director of Revenue or his or her designee.
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| (4) The Director of Public Aid or his or her designee.
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| (5) The Secretary of Human Services or his or her |
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| designee.
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| (6) The Director of Public Health or his or her |
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| designee.
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| (b) Members appointed from the general public shall |
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| represent the
following associations, organizations, and |
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| interests: statewide
membership-based senior advocacy |
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| organizations, pharmaceutical manufacturers,
pharmacists,
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| dispensing pharmacies, physicians, and providers of services |
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| to senior
citizens.
No single organization may have more than |
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| one representative appointed as a
member from the general |
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| public.
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| (c) The President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of
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| Representatives shall each designate one member of the |
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| Committee to serve as
co-chairs.
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| (d) Committee members shall serve without compensation or
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| reimbursement for expenses.
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| (e) The Committee shall meet at the call of the co-chairs, |
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| but at
least quarterly.
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| (f) The Committee may conduct public hearings to gather |
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| testimony
from interested parties regarding pharmaceutical |
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| assistance for Illinois
seniors, including changes to existing |
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| and proposed programs.
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| (g) The Committee may advise appropriate State agencies |
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| regarding
the establishment of proposed programs or changes to |
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| existing programs. The
State agencies shall take into |
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| consideration any recommendations made by the
Committee.
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| (h) The Committee shall report to the General Assembly and |
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| the
Governor annually or as it deems necessary regarding |
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| proposed or recommended
changes to pharmaceutical assistance |
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| programs that benefit Illinois seniors and
any associated costs |
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| of those changes.
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| (i) In the event that a prescription drug benefit is added |
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| to the federal
Medicare
program, the Committee shall make |
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| recommendations for the realignment of State-operated senior |
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| prescription drug programs so
that Illinois residents qualify |
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| for at least substantially the same level of benefits
available |
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| to them prior
to implementation of the Medicare prescription |
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| drug benefit, provided that a resident remains eligible for |
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| such a State-operated program. The Committee shall report its |
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| recommendations to the General
Assembly and
the Governor by |
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| January 1, 2005.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-594, eff. 6-27-02.)
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