Amends the Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Act. Provides that if a prescription drug benefit is added to the federal Medicare program, State-operated senior prescription drug programs shall be realigned to ensure that Illinois residents qualify for at least the same level of benefits available to them prior to implementation of the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Requires a Senior Pharmaceutical Assistance Review Committee report on the matter within 60 days after the Medicare prescription drug benefit becomes law. Effective immediately.
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Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Defines "stay away".
Mourns the death of Gerald Duane Elmore of Buda.
Mourns the death of Arnold E. Clayton, former mayor of Princeton.
Mourns the death of Charles F. Hasbrook of Sheffield.
Amends the Poison Control System Act. Directs the Department of Public Health and the Illinois Poison Advisory Board to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a formula that sets State goals for funding the poison control system. Requires completion of the study by December 31, 2005. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of Charles W. Austin of Princeton.
Mourns the death of George Caddell Bruce Jr. of Princeton.
Mourns the death of Herbert C. Pierson of Annawan.
Mourns the death of Robert L. Bass of Galesburg.