Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 410 - PUBLIC HEALTH
410 ILCS 642/ - Home Health and Hospice Drug Dispensation and Administration Act.

(410 ILCS 642/1)
Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Home Health and Hospice Drug Dispensation and Administration Act.

(Source: P.A. 94-638, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
(410 ILCS 642/5)
Sec. 5. Legislative intent. The General Assembly intends to protect the home health care and hospice services patient by allowing authorized nursing employees in the home health and hospice professions to have specified drugs readily available when a patient may require their use.
(Source: P.A. 94-638, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
(410 ILCS 642/10)
Sec. 10. Definitions. In this Act:
"Authorized nursing employee" means a registered nurse or advanced practice registered nurse, as defined in the Nurse Practice Act, who is employed by a home health agency or hospice licensed in this State.
"Health care professional" means a physician licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, a licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or a licensed physician assistant.
"Home health agency" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2.04 of the Home Health, Home Services, and Home Nursing Agency Licensing Act.
"Hospice" means a full hospice, as defined in Section 3 of the Hospice Program Licensing Act.
"Physician" means a physician licensed under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 to practice medicine in all its branches.

(Source: P.A. 99-173, eff. 7-29-15; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
(410 ILCS 642/15)
Sec. 15. Purchase of specified drugs. A home health agency or hospice may purchase sealed portable containers of drugs specified in Section 20 of this Act pursuant to a prescription from its medical director who is a physician or from a health care professional for the purpose of administration to the agency's or hospice's patients under the patient's treating health care professional's orders.

(Source: P.A. 94-638, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
(410 ILCS 642/20)
Sec. 20. Possession of specified drugs.
(a) A home health agency, hospice, or authorized nursing employee of an agency or hospice, in compliance with this Section, may possess or transport the following specified drugs in a sealed portable container for the purpose of administration to the agency's or hospice's patients pursuant to the patient's treating health care professional's orders:
(Source: P.A. 94-638, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
(410 ILCS 642/25)
Sec. 25. Proper procedures.
(a)
A home health agency, hospice, or authorized nursing employee of an agency or hospice may purchase, possess, or transport drugs listed in Section 20 of this Act in a sealed portable container only if the agency or hospice has established policies and procedures to ensure that:
(b)
An authorized nursing employee of an agency or hospice who administers a drug listed in Section 20 of this Act may administer the drug only in the patient's residence under a treating health care professional's orders in connection with the provision of emergency treatment or the adjustment of parenteral drug therapy.
(c)
When an authorized nursing employee of an agency or hospice administers a drug listed in Section 20 of this Act pursuant to a treating health care professional's oral order, the authorized nursing employee or the agency or hospice shall

reduce the order to written form and send this written confirmation to the patient's treating health care professional by mail or facsimile transmission, not later than 24 hours after receipt of the order.
(d)
A pharmacist who dispenses a sealed portable container under Section 20 of this Act shall ensure that the container:
(e)
A pharmacy that dispenses a sealed portable container under this Act shall provide written instructions and counsel the authorized nursing employee of a home health agency or hospice on the safe storage, transportation, and temperature stability of the contents of the sealed container.

(Source: P.A. 94-638, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
(410 ILCS 642/99)
Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.


(Source: P.A. 94-638, eff. 8-22-05.)

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