|
|
|
|
93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4717
Introduced 02/04/04, by Richard P. Myers SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
|
|
320 ILCS 25/3.15 |
from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.15 |
|
Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Beginning on January 1, 2005, adds epilepsy, including its secondary conditions and side effects, as a covered illness. Effective immediately.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY | |
|
|
|
A BILL FOR
|
|
|
|
|
HB4717 |
|
LRB093 17866 SJM 43548 b |
|
|
| 1 |
| AN ACT concerning public benefits.
|
| 2 |
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
|
| 3 |
| represented in the General Assembly:
|
| 4 |
| Section 5. The Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons |
| 5 |
| Property Tax Relief and
Pharmaceutical Assistance Act is |
| 6 |
| amended by changing Section 3.15 as follows:
|
| 7 |
| (320 ILCS 25/3.15) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 403.15)
|
| 8 |
| Sec. 3.15. "Covered prescription drug" means (1) any |
| 9 |
| cardiovascular agent
or drug; (2) any insulin or other |
| 10 |
| prescription drug used in the treatment of
diabetes, including |
| 11 |
| syringe and needles used to administer the insulin; (3)
any |
| 12 |
| prescription drug used in the treatment of arthritis, (4) |
| 13 |
| beginning on
January 1, 2001, any prescription drug used in the |
| 14 |
| treatment of cancer, (5)
beginning on January 1, 2001, any |
| 15 |
| prescription drug used in the treatment of
Alzheimer's disease, |
| 16 |
| (6) beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription drug
used in |
| 17 |
| the treatment of Parkinson's disease, (7) beginning on January |
| 18 |
| 1,
2001, any prescription drug used in the treatment of |
| 19 |
| glaucoma, (8)
beginning on January 1, 2001, any prescription |
| 20 |
| drug used in the treatment of
lung disease and smoking related |
| 21 |
| illnesses, (9) beginning on July 1,
2001, any prescription drug |
| 22 |
| used in the treatment
of osteoporosis, and
(10) beginning
on |
| 23 |
| January 1, 2004, any
prescription drug used in the treatment of |
| 24 |
| multiple sclerosis, and (11) beginning on
January 1, 2005, any |
| 25 |
| prescription drug used in the treatment
of epilepsy and its |
| 26 |
| secondary conditions and side effects.
The
specific agents or |
| 27 |
| products to be included under such categories shall be
listed |
| 28 |
| in a handbook to be prepared and distributed by the Department. |
| 29 |
| The
general types of covered prescription drugs shall be |
| 30 |
| indicated by rule.
|
| 31 |
| (Source: P.A. 92-10, eff. 6-11-01; 92-790, eff. 8-6-02; 93-528, |
| 32 |
| eff.
1-1-04.)
|