Date	Chamber	Action
7/28/2015	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0163

Statutes Amended In Order of Appearance

225 ILCS 85/16b

720 ILCS 570/302

from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 1302

Synopsis As Introduced
Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that a patient's agent for picking up prescription orders from the prescriber or delivering prescription drugs to a patient includes an advanced practice nurse, practical nurse, or registered nurse licensed under the Nurse Practice Act who provides hospice services to a hospice patient or who provides home health services to a person. Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that an advanced practice nurse, practical nurse, or registered nurse licensed under the Nurse Practice Act who provides hospice services to a hospice patient or who provides home health services to a person may lawfully possess controlled substances prescribed for the patient under a lawful prescription of a practitioner.

Senate Floor Amendment No. 1
In the amendatory changes to the Pharmacy Practice Act, provides that a pharmacy or pharmacist may deliver prescription drugs to a physician assistant licensed under the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987 who provides hospice services to a hospice patient or who provides home health services to a person, at the residence or place of employment of the person for whom the prescription was issued or at the hospital or medical care facility in which the patient is confined, or may drop off the prescription at a designated area determined by the patient or the patient's agent. In the amendatory changes to the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, provides that the physician assistant need not register under the Act and may possess controlled substances prescribed for an ultimate user if the physician assistant provides hospice services to a hospice patient who is the ultimate user or provides home health services to a person who is the ultimate user.

Actions 

Date	Chamber	Action
2/3/2015	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Matt Murphy
2/3/2015	Senate	First Reading
2/3/2015	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2/11/2015	Senate	Assigned to Criminal Law
2/18/2015	Senate	Do Pass Criminal Law; 011-000-000
2/18/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading February 19, 2015
3/4/2015	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Matt Murphy
3/4/2015	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
3/10/2015	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law
3/11/2015	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Postponed - Criminal Law
3/11/2015	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
3/18/2015	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Criminal Law; 009-000-000
3/18/2015	Senate	Second Reading
3/18/2015	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted; Murphy
3/18/2015	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 19, 2015
3/18/2015	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Gary Forby
3/26/2015	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 052-000-000
3/27/2015	House	Arrived in House
3/30/2015	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Grant Wehrli
4/14/2015	House	First Reading
4/14/2015	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/20/2015	House	Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
4/23/2015	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Julie A. Morrison
4/23/2015	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
4/29/2015	House	Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 010-000-000
4/29/2015	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
5/6/2015	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
5/6/2015	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
5/6/2015	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
5/7/2015	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 110-000-001
5/7/2015	Senate	Passed Both Houses
6/5/2015	Senate	Sent to the Governor
7/28/2015	Senate	Governor Approved
7/28/2015	Senate	Effective Date January 1, 2016
7/28/2015	Senate	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0163

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