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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5972
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning definitions.
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A BILL FOR
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HB5972 |
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LRB093 19684 DRJ 45425 b |
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| AN ACT concerning senior pharmaceutical assistance.
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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 10 as follows:
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| (320 ILCS 50/10)
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| Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
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| "Manufacturer" includes:
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| (1) An entity that is engaged in (a) the production, |
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| preparation,
propagation, compounding, conversion, or |
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| processing of prescription drug
products (i) directly or |
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| indirectly by extraction from substances of natural
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| origin,
(ii) independently by means of chemical synthesis, |
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| or (iii) by combination of
extraction
and chemical |
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| synthesis; or (b) the packaging, repackaging, labeling or
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| re-labeling, or distribution of prescription drug |
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| products.
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| (2) The entity holding legal title to or possession of |
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| the national
drug code number for the covered prescription |
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| drug.
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| "Manufacturer"
The term does not include a wholesale |
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| distributor of drugs,
drugstore chain organization, or retail |
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| pharmacy licensed by the State.
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| "Prescription drug" means a drug that may be dispensed only |
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| upon
prescription by an authorized prescriber and that is |
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| approved for safety and
effectiveness as a prescription drug |
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| under Section 505 or 507 of the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic |
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| Act.
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| "Senior citizen" or "senior" means a person 65 years of age |
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| or
older.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-594, eff. 6-27-02.)
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