Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Reinserts the provisions of the engrossed bill. Provides that ordering, prescribing, dispensing, administering, or paying for controlled substances, including opioids, shall not be predetermined by specific morphine milligram equivalent guidelines except as provided under federal law. Provides that nothing in the provisions concerning chronic pain treatment shall interfere with the review of prescriptions by the Prescription Monitoring Program's Peer Review Committee. Provides that in reviewing prescriptions for chronic pain, the peer review committee members shall review the most updated clinical guidelines on treating chronic pain for the period the prescriptions were written. Provides that confidential information received from opioid treatment programs or confidential information otherwise protected under federal confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records regulations under 42 CFR Part 2 shall not be included in the information shared by the Prescription Monitoring Program with any other department or agency. Provides that before the Department of Human Services may release confidential prescription information from the central repository, in addition to other factors, it must be demonstrated in writing to the Department by the applicant, the applicant has a valid court order or subpoena, or an administrative subpoena issued by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, for the confidential information requested. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-12-03 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Robert Peters [HB5373 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Engrossed	2024-04-18	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2024-02-09	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

Amendment	Date	Disposition	Format	Source	View
Senate Amendment 001	2024-11-07	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 002	2024-04-15	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View
House Amendment 001	2024-03-07	Proposed	HTML/Text	Link	View

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