Senate Sponsors: SYVERSON-HENDON-PARKER. House Sponsors: COULSON-BEAUBIEN-MULLIGAN-MCGUIRE-LYONS,JOSEPH Short description: PHARMACEUTICAL ASSIST TERMS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Makes a grammatical change in the Section that defines "covered prescription drug". SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 320 ILCS 25/3.15 Adds reference to: 320 ILCS 25/9.2 new Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Creates the Pharmaceutical Assistance Program Review Committee. Provides that the Committee may conduct public hearings to gather testimony from interested parties regarding the necessity for pharmaceutical assistance for Illinois seniors including changes to the pharmaceutical assistance program. Provides that the Committee shall report to the General Assembly and the Governor annually or as it deems necessary regarding changes to the pharmaceutical assistance program and any associated costs of those changes. Repeals provisions on July 1, 2006. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds the Director of Public Health or his or her designee and a representative of the Illinois State Medical Society to membership on the Pharmaceutical Assistance Program Review Committee. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds to the Pharmaceutical Assistance Program Review Committee, a representative of the Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens and a representative of the Illinois Association of Area Agencies on Aging. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Adds to the Pharmaceutical Assistance Program Review Committee, a representative of the Illinois Retail Merchants Association. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 2 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status