SB0579 Engrossed LRB102 04222 CPF 14239 b
1		AN ACT concerning health.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The University of Illinois Hospital Act is
5		amended by adding Section 8d as follows:
6		(110 ILCS 330/8d new)
7		Sec. 8d. Facility-provided medication upon discharge.
8		(a) The General Assembly finds that this Section is
9		necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
10		health, and safety.
11		(b) In this Section, "facility-provided medication" has
12		the same meaning as provided under Section 15.10 of the
13		Pharmacy Practice Act.
14		(c) When a facility-provided medication is ordered at
15		least 24 hours in advance for surgical procedures and is
16		administered to a patient at the University of Illinois
17		Hospital, any unused portion of the facility-provided
18		medication must be offered to the patient upon discharge when
19		it is required for continuing treatment.
20		(d) A facility-provided medication shall be labeled
21		consistent with labeling requirements under Section 22 of the
22		Pharmacy Practice Act.
23		(e) If the facility-provided medication is used in an

SB0579 Engrossed - 2 - LRB102 04222 CPF 14239 b
1		operating room or emergency department setting, the prescriber
2		is responsible for counseling the patient on its proper use
3		and administration and the requirement of pharmacist
4		counseling is waived.
5		Section 10. The Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Act
6		is amended by adding Section 7d as follows:
7		(210 ILCS 5/7d new)
8		Sec. 7d. Facility-provided medication upon discharge.
9		(a) The General Assembly finds that this Section is
10		necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
11		health, and safety.
12		(b) In this Section, "facility-provided medication" has
13		the same meaning as provided under Section 15.10 of the
14		Pharmacy Practice Act.
15		(c) When a facility-provided medication is ordered at
16		least 24 hours in advance for surgical procedures and is
17		administered to a patient at a facility licensed under this
18		Act, any unused portion of the facility-provided medication
19		must be offered to the patient upon discharge when it is
20		required for continuing treatment.
21		(d) A facility-provided medication shall be labeled
22		consistent with labeling requirements under Section 22 of the
23		Pharmacy Practice Act.
24		(e) If the facility-provided medication is used in an

SB0579 Engrossed - 3 - LRB102 04222 CPF 14239 b
1		operating room setting, the prescriber is responsible for
2		counseling the patient on its proper use and administration
3		and the requirement of pharmacist counseling is waived.
4		Section 15. The Hospital Licensing Act is amended by
5		adding Section 6.28 as follows:
6		(210 ILCS 85/6.28 new)
7		Sec. 6.28. Facility-provided medication upon discharge.
8		(a) The General Assembly finds that this Section is
9		necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
10		health, and safety.
11		(b) In this Section, "facility-provided medication" has
12		the same meaning as provided under Section 15.10 of the
13		Pharmacy Practice Act.
14		(c) When a facility-provided medication is ordered at
15		least 24 hours in advance for surgical procedures and is
16		administered to a patient at a hospital licensed under this
17		Act, any unused portion of the facility-provided medication
18		must be offered to the patient upon discharge when it is
19		required for continuing treatment.
20		(d) A facility-provided medication shall be labeled
21		consistent with labeling requirements under Section 22 of the
22		Pharmacy Practice Act.
23		(e) If the facility-provided medication is used in an
24		operating room or emergency department setting, the prescriber

SB0579 Engrossed - 4 - LRB102 04222 CPF 14239 b
1		is responsible for counseling the patient on its proper use
2		and administration and the requirement of pharmacist
3		counseling is waived.
4		Section 20. The Pharmacy Practice Act is amended by adding
5		Section 15.10 as follows:
6		(225 ILCS 85/15.10 new)
7		Sec. 15.10. Facility-provided medication upon discharge.
8		(a) The General Assembly finds that this Section is
9		necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
10		health, and safety.
11		(b) In this Section, "facility-provided medication" means
12		any topical antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, dilation, or
13		glaucoma drop or ointment.
14		(c) When a facility-provided medication is ordered at
15		least 24 hours in advance for a surgical procedure and is
16		administered to a patient at the facility, any unused portion
17		of the facility-provided medication must be offered to the
18		patient upon discharge when it is required for continuing
19		treatment.
20		(d) A facility-provided medication shall be labeled
21		consistent with labeling requirements under Section 22.
22		(e) If the facility-provided medication is used in an
23		operating room or emergency department setting, the prescriber
24		is responsible for counseling the patient on its proper use

SB0579 Engrossed - 5 - LRB102 04222 CPF 14239 b
1		and administration and the requirement of pharmacist
2		counseling is waived.
3		Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
4		2021.