Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB3720 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3720 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Adriane Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2105/2105-410 new Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, whenever a prescriber prescribes a drug or medical device to a patient, the prescriber shall offer a copy of the written or electronic prescription to the patient. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, prescribers shall not use medical abbreviations, including the name, frequency, and dosage of medications, in a written or electronic prescription. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to provide notice of the requirements to prescribers. Provides that the Department shall verify that written and electronic prescriptions prepared by prescribers do not contain medical abbreviations. Provides that, if a prescriber uses medical abbreviations in a written or electronic prescription, the Department shall issue a warning to the prescriber. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to implement and administer these provisions. Defines "prescriber" and "written or electronic prescription". Effective immediately. LRB103 36031 SPS 66118 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3720 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Adriane Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 2105/2105-410 new 20 ILCS 2105/2105-410 new Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, whenever a prescriber prescribes a drug or medical device to a patient, the prescriber shall offer a copy of the written or electronic prescription to the patient. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, prescribers shall not use medical abbreviations, including the name, frequency, and dosage of medications, in a written or electronic prescription. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to provide notice of the requirements to prescribers. Provides that the Department shall verify that written and electronic prescriptions prepared by prescribers do not contain medical abbreviations. Provides that, if a prescriber uses medical abbreviations in a written or electronic prescription, the Department shall issue a warning to the prescriber. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to implement and administer these provisions. Defines "prescriber" and "written or electronic prescription". Effective immediately. LRB103 36031 SPS 66118 b LRB103 36031 SPS 66118 b A BILL FOR
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5	5	Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, whenever a prescriber prescribes a drug or medical device to a patient, the prescriber shall offer a copy of the written or electronic prescription to the patient. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, prescribers shall not use medical abbreviations, including the name, frequency, and dosage of medications, in a written or electronic prescription. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to provide notice of the requirements to prescribers. Provides that the Department shall verify that written and electronic prescriptions prepared by prescribers do not contain medical abbreviations. Provides that, if a prescriber uses medical abbreviations in a written or electronic prescription, the Department shall issue a warning to the prescriber. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to implement and administer these provisions. Defines "prescriber" and "written or electronic prescription". Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning State government.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. Findings and purpose.
15	15	5 (a) The General Assembly finds that:
16	16	6 (1) each year in the United States, 7,000 to 9,000
17	17	7 individuals die as a result of medication error;
18	18	8 (2) there is room for error when there are more than
19	19	9 6,800 medications that can be prescribed and patients are
20	20	10 going to multiple facilities to receive their medications;
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22	22	12 (3) when doctors use medical abbreviations, whether
23	23	13 they are on patient files that other medical providers use
24	24	14 or prescriptions that patients are given, it increases the
25	25	15 risk of medication error occurring.
26	26	16 (b) The purpose of this Act is to:
27	27	17 (1) ban the use of medical abbreviations in
28	28	18 prescriptions to eliminate confusion between service
29	29	19 providers and patients; and
30	30	20 (2) reduce the considerable number of fatalities that
31	31	21 result from medication errors annually.
32	32	22 Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law
33	33	23 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended by
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37	37	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB3720 Introduced 2/9/2024, by Sen. Adriane Johnson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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40	40	Amends the Department of Professional Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, whenever a prescriber prescribes a drug or medical device to a patient, the prescriber shall offer a copy of the written or electronic prescription to the patient. Provides that, beginning on January 1, 2025, prescribers shall not use medical abbreviations, including the name, frequency, and dosage of medications, in a written or electronic prescription. Requires the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to provide notice of the requirements to prescribers. Provides that the Department shall verify that written and electronic prescriptions prepared by prescribers do not contain medical abbreviations. Provides that, if a prescriber uses medical abbreviations in a written or electronic prescription, the Department shall issue a warning to the prescriber. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules to implement and administer these provisions. Defines "prescriber" and "written or electronic prescription". Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 adding Section 2105-410 as follows:
69	69	2 (20 ILCS 2105/2105-410 new)
70	70	3 Sec. 2105-410. Prohibition on the use of medical
71	71	4 abbreviations in prescriptions.
72	72	5 (a) In this Section:
73	73	6 "Prescriber" has the meaning given to that term in
74	74	7 subsection (mm) of Section 102 of the Illinois Controlled
75	75	8 Substances Act.
76	76	9 "Written or electronic prescription" means the document in
77	77	10 which a prescriber discloses details about the medication
78	78	11 being prescribed to the patient.
79	79	12 (b) Beginning on January 1, 2025, whenever a prescriber
80	80	13 prescribes a drug or medical device to a patient, the
81	81	14 prescriber shall offer a copy of the written or electronic
82	82	15 prescription to the patient. Beginning on January 1, 2025,
83	83	16 prescribers shall not use medical abbreviations, including the
84	84	17 name, frequency, and dosage of medications, in a written or
85	85	18 electronic prescription. The Department shall ensure that
86	86	19 prescribers comply with this subsection.
87	87	20 (c) As soon as practical after the effective date of this
88	88	21 amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the Department
89	89	22 shall provide to prescribers notice of the requirements. The
90	90	23 notice provided by the Department shall include information
91	91	24 about medication errors in prescriptions.
92	92	25 (d) The Department shall verify that written or electronic
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103	103	1 prescriptions prepared by prescribers do not contain medical
104	104	2 abbreviations. If a prescriber uses medical abbreviations in a
105	105	3 written or electronic prescription, the Department shall issue
106	106	4 a warning to the prescriber.
107	107	5 (e) The Department shall adopt rules to implement and
108	108	6 administer this Section.
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