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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB 3517         </title>
<shortdesc>MEDICINE LOCKING PACKAGE</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Robert Martwick</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
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<reference>225 ILCS 85/16c new</reference><aliasreference></aliasreference><SynopsisText>     Amends the Pharmacy Practice Act. Provides that beginning July 1, 2015, every new or refilled prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance shall only be dispensed in a medicine locking closure package. Defines "medicine locking closure package" and "Schedule II controlled substance". Provides that the medicine locking closure package may not be reusable. Provides that the medicine locking closure package must be dispensed by the pharmacy with instructions for patient use. Provides that the manufacturer of the medicine locking closure package must make assistance available online or through a toll-free number for patients. Effective immediately.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>2/26/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Robert Martwick</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>First Reading</action>
<statusdate>2/26/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/10/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee;  010-002-000</action>
<statusdate>3/18/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/22/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate</action>
<statusdate>4/24/2015</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>1/10/2017</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Session Sine Die</action>
</actions>
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