Bill Text: IL HB3532 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Provides that except as otherwise provided in the Act, when issuing a first-time opioid prescription for outpatient use to an adult patient with an acute condition, a medical practitioner shall not issue a prescription for more than a 7-day supply. Provides that except as otherwise provided in the Act, a medical practitioner shall not issue a prescription for an opioid to a minor for more than a 7-day supply at any time and shall discuss with a parent, tutor, or guardian of the minor the risks associated with opioid use and the reasons why the prescription is necessary. Determines when a medical practitioner can prescribe more than a 7-day supply. Provides that a prescription may be filled for less than the prescribed amount.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3532 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB3532-Introduced.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Controlled Substances Act is | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | amended by adding Section 316.5 as follows:
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| 6 | (720 ILCS 570/316.5 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sec. 316.5. Opioid prescriptions. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | subsection, when
issuing a first-time opioid prescription | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | for outpatient use to an adult patient with an
acute | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | condition, a medical practitioner shall not issue a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | prescription for more than
a 7-day supply. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | (b) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | subsection, a medical
practitioner shall not issue a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | prescription for an opioid to a minor for more than a
7-day | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | supply at any time and shall discuss with a parent, tutor, or | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | guardian of the
minor the risks associated with opioid use and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | the reasons why the prescription is
necessary. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | (2) If, in the professional medical judgment of a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | medical practitioner, more
than a seven-day supply of an | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | opioid is required to treat the adult or minor patient's
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| 22 | acute medical condition or is necessary for the treatment | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | of chronic pain
management, pain associated with a cancer | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | diagnosis, or for palliative care, the
practitioner may | ||||||
| 2 | issue a prescription for the quantity needed to treat the | ||||||
| 3 | patient's
acute medical condition or pain. The condition | ||||||
| 4 | triggering the prescription of an
opioid for more than a | ||||||
| 5 | seven-day supply shall be documented in the patient's | ||||||
| 6 | medical
record and the practitioner shall indicate that a | ||||||
| 7 | nonopioid alternative was not
appropriate to address the | ||||||
| 8 | medical condition. | ||||||
| 9 | (3) This Subsection shall not apply to medications | ||||||
| 10 | designed for the treatment
of substance abuse or opioid | ||||||
| 11 | dependence. | ||||||
| 12 | (4) Prior to issuing a prescription for an opioid, a | ||||||
| 13 | medical practitioner
shall do both of the following: | ||||||
| 14 | (a) Consult with the patient regarding the quantity of the | ||||||
| 15 | opioid and the
patient's option to fill the prescription in a | ||||||
| 16 | lesser quantity. | ||||||
| 17 | (b) Inform the patient of the risks associated with the | ||||||
| 18 | opioid prescribed. | ||||||
| 19 | (5) (a) A pharmacist filling a prescription for an | ||||||
| 20 | opioid may dispense the
prescribed substance in an amount | ||||||
| 21 | less than the recommended full quantity indicated
on the | ||||||
| 22 | prescription if requested by the patient and the | ||||||
| 23 | prescription complies with the
provisions of this Section. | ||||||
| 24 | The patient may request that the pharmacist fill an
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| 25 | additional amount not to exceed the remaining prescribed | ||||||
| 26 | quantity in accordance
with 21 U.S.C. 829. | ||||||
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| 1 | (b) If the dispensed amount is less than the recommended | ||||||
| 2 | full quantity, the
pharmacist or a designee shall ensure that | ||||||
| 3 | the actual dispensed amount is accurately
recorded in the | ||||||
| 4 | prescription monitoring program. The pharmacist or a designee | ||||||
| 5 | shall
also, within seven days, make a notation in the | ||||||
| 6 | interoperable electronic health record
of the patient if the | ||||||
| 7 | pharmacist has access to the record. | ||||||
| 8 | (c) Nothing in this Subsection shall be interpreted to | ||||||
| 9 | conflict with or
supersede any other requirement established | ||||||
| 10 | in this Section for a prescription of a
controlled dangerous | ||||||
| 11 | substance or any requirements or conditions for drug
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| 12 | substitutions established by law.
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