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SB 1790 Illinois Senate · 100th Regular Session

PHARMACY-EMERGENCY REFILLS

Summary
Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that a pharmacist may refill a patient's prescription without prescriber authorization if the pharmacist is unable to contact the prescriber after reasonable effort, a failure to refill the prescription may result in an interruption of therapeutic regimen or create patient suffering, the pharmacist informs the prescriber at the earliest convenience of the emergency refills, and the prescription is not for a controlled substance. Provides that prescriptions may be refilled pursuant to the provisions for a period of time reasonably necessary for the pharmacist to secure prescriber authorization. Effective immediately.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2017
Committee Review
May 2017
Senate Passage
May 2017
House Passage
May 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Apr 28, 2017 Signed Aug 18, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2017 · House May 22, 2017

How they voted

47–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 52
Apr 27, 2017
D Democratic32
28 Yea 4
87% Yea
R Republican20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Amendments
6
Aug 18, 2017
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 22, 2017
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-6)
house
May 17, 2017
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 016-000-000
lower
May 9, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
lower
Apr 28, 2017
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Apr 28, 2017
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Apr 27, 2017
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-0-5)
senate
Apr 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Stadelman
upper
Apr 6, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Licensed Activities and Pensions; 012-000-000
upper
Apr 4, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
upper
Mar 28, 2017
Committee
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced
Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
upper
Mar 16, 2017
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Licensed Activities and Pensions; 012-000-000
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Amended
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled in Licensed Activities and Pensions; Stadelman
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Licensed Activities and Pensions
upper
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments
upper
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced
Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Steve Stadelman
upper
Feb 28, 2017
Committee
Assigned to Licensed Activities and Pensions
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.