93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6577


 
Introduced 2/6/2004, by Sara Feigenholtz
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		















225 ILCS 85/22b new





410 ILCS 620/3.21
  from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 503.21







    Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987 and the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act to allow pharmacists to initiate emergency contraception drug therapy without a prescription.   Requires the pharmacist to provide the recipient of the emergency contraception drugs with a standardized fact sheet.
















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HB6577

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    AN ACT concerning drugs.

 
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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 Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987 is amended  by 
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adding Section 22b as follows:
 
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    (225 ILCS 85/22b  new)
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    Sec. 22b. Emergency contraception drug therapy.  A 
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pharmacist may initiate emergency contraception drug therapy 
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without a prescription in accordance
with standardized 
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procedures or protocols developed by the pharmacist
and an 
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authorized prescriber who is acting within his or her scope
of 
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practice.  Prior to offering such drug therapy authorized under 
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this
Section, a pharmacist shall have completed a training 
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program on
emergency contraception, which includes, but is not 
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limited to,
conduct of sensitive communications, quality 
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assurance, referral to
additional services, and documentation.

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For each emergency contraception drug therapy initiated

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pursuant to this Section, the pharmacist shall
provide the 
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recipient of the emergency contraception drugs with a

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standardized fact sheet that includes, but is not limited to, 
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the
indications for use of the drug, the appropriate method for 
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using the
drug, the need for medical follow-up, and other 
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appropriate
information.  The Department shall develop this 
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form in consultation with
the Department of Public Health, the 
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American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the 
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Illinois Pharmacists
Association, and other health care  and 
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community organizations.  The provisions of
this Section do not 
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preclude the use of existing publications
developed by 
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nationally recognized medical organizations.
 
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    Section 10. The Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is 
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amended  by changing Section 3.21 as follows:
 



 


 






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    (410 ILCS 620/3.21)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 503.21)



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    Sec. 3.21. Except as authorized by this Act, the Controlled 
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Substances
Act, the Pharmacy Practice Act of 1987, the Dental 
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Practice Act, the Medical
Practice Act of 1987, the Veterinary 
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Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of
2004, or the Podiatric 
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Medical Practice Act of 1987, to sell or dispense a

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prescription drug without a prescription.

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    Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit a 
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pharmacist from initiating emergency contraception drug 
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therapy in accordance with Section 22b of the Pharmacy Practice 
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Act of 1987.

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(Source: P.A. 93-281, eff. 12-31-03.)