Creates the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Prescription Drug Discount Program Act. Provides that the Program shall be administered by the Department of Central Management Services to enable eligible senior citizens and disabled persons to purchase prescription drugs at discounted prices and that the Department shall (i) enroll eligible seniors and disabled persons into the Program, (ii) enter into rebate agreements with drug manufacturers, either itself or through an agent, and (iii) reimburse pharmacies for the cost of providing discounts using the proceeds from the manufacturer rebate agreements. Amends the State Finance Act to create the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Prescription Drug Discount Program Fund into which rebate payments and enrollment fees shall be deposited. Provides for an initial transfer from the General Revenue Fund into the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Prescription Drug Discount Program Fund of $27,000,000 to be repaid to the General Revenue Fund out of rebate payments. Amends the Department of Central Management Services Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department shall establish a Prescription Drug Purchasing Policy Office to determine and implement strategies for best price purchasing practices for State agencies that pay for prescription drugs by direct purchase or by other arrangements. Effective July 1, 2003.
Sponsored bills
Mourns the death of Michael Perkins, Sr. of Peoria.
Mourns the death of Kevin P. Schmitt of East Peoria.
Mourns the death of Corinne Michel of Washington D.C.
Mourns the death of Mary Ellen Dougherty Ripper Schmitt, former West Peoria Township clerk.
Amends the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, and the Unified Code of Corrections concerning the transportation of mental health patients. Provides that the Department of Human Services (instead of the county sheriff) is responsible for transporting mental health patients. Requires the Department to make arrangements with a licensed ambulance service for the transportation. Effective immediately.
Mourns the death of Peter P. Bertetto of Canton.
Mourns the death of John E. "Jack" Cassidy, Jr. of Peoria.
Mourns the death of Robert W. Latham of Peoria.
Creates the Community Senior Services and Resources Act and amends the State Finance Act. Provides for grants to be awarded by the Department on Aging to local community senior services and resource centers. Provides for a Community Senior Services and Resource Center Advisory Committee, with 12 voting members appointed by the Governor, to advise the Department on Aging on the administration of the Act. Creates the Community Senior Services and Resources Fund as a special fund in the State treasury, to be used by the Department on Aging for grant awards and for administering the Community Senior Services and Resources Act. Effective immediately.