CONTROLLED SUB-PMP

Amends the Illinois Controlled Substances Act. Eliminates the provision that the dispenser of a Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance must transmit to the central repository the date the controlled substance is dispensed. Provides that a dispenser must transmit the information electronically as defined in administrative rules. Provides that it is the responsibility of the healthcare facility and its selected Electronic Health Records System or Pharmacy Management System to ensure integration with the Prescription Monitoring Program. Provides that within one year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, the Department of Human Services shall adopt rules requiring Electronic Health Records Systems and Pharmacy Management Systems to interface with the Prescription Monitoring Program application program on or before January 1, 2024 to ensure that providers have access to specific patient records during the treatment of their patients. Provides that these rules may define integration requirements and exceptions. Provides that these rules may also address the electronic integration of pharmacy records with the Prescription Monitoring Program to allow for faster transmission of the information required by these provisions. Provides that the Department may establish actions to be taken if a prescriber's Electronic Health Records System and Pharmacy Management Systems does not effectively interface with the Prescription Monitoring Program. Effective immediately.