A Pharmacist's Guide to the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation

Abstract

The Illinois Department of Professional Regulation, in fulfilling its obligation to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Illinois, administers the state statutes that govern licensure and discipline of professional groups, including pharmacists. In doing so, it frequently calls before it various members of these groups to determine whether or not a violation of these statutes has occurred. If it is determined that a violation has occurred, the Department decides upon the type of discipline to be administered. This article is intended to familiarize the pharmacist with the make-up and disciplinary procedures of the Department of Professional Regulation, with the Illinois statutes governing the practice of pharmacy, and with the violations that seem to most frequently occur and how to prevent them. Copyright © 1995 by W.B. Saunders Company

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References

225 ILCS 85/1, et seq. (1992).

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 68, sec. 1330 (1988).

720 ILCS 570/100, et seq. (1992).

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 77, sec. 1300 (1991).

21 USC sec. 801, et seq.

21 USC sec. 301, et seq.

225 ILCS 85/35.12 (1992).

225 ILCS 85/35.2 (1992).

225 ILCS 85/35.6 (1992).

10.

225 ILCS 85/35.8 (1992).

11.

225 ILCS 85/35.17 (1992).

12.

225 ILCS 85/35.14 (1992).

13.

This information was gathered from the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation monthly news releases of portions of 1990, all of 1991, 1992, 1993 and the first eight months of 1994.

14.

225 ILCS 85/30(a)(2) (1992). Additionally, section 85/30(d) of the Pharmacy Practice Act allows for a maximum fine of $2000 per offense for controlled substance audit discrepancies.

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Ill. Admin. Code, tit. 77, sec. 3100.360 (1991).

16.

21 U.S.C. sec. 1304.

17.

For example, section 1304.04 (h) requires that inventories and records of Schedules I and II controlled substances be mamtamed separately from those of Schedules III, IV and V.

18.

Ill. Admin. Code, tit. 68., sec. 1330.80(b)(4) (1988).

19.

21 CFR 1301.76(b).

20.

720 ILCS 570/320(a) (1992).

21.

20a. Id.

22.

225 ILCS 85/9 (1992). This section allows for an exception to this rule in that an applicant for registration as a pharmacy technician may assist a licensed pharmacist for a period of up to 60 days prior to the issuance of the license if he has submitted the required fee and application.

23.

225 ILCS 85/5 (1992). The Pharmacy Practice Act includes in its definition of the "practice of pharmacy" the act of dispensing drugs. 225 ILCS 85/3(d)(6) (1992).

24.

Ill. Admin. Code, tit. 68, sec. 1330.80(a)(1) (1988).

25.

Ill. Admin. Code, tit. 68, sec. 1330.91(d)(1)(C) (1988).

26.

225 ILCS 85/12 (1992). The Rules for the Administration of the Pharmacy Practice Act describe what is necessary for a waiver of CE requirements. Ill. Admin. Code, tit. 68, sec. 1330.140(d).

27.

225 ILCS 85/17 (1992).

28.

225 ILCS 85/30(a)(18) (1992).

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225 ILCS 85/25 (1992).

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225 ILCS 85/22 (1992).

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225 ILCS 85/30(a)(17) (1992).

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225 ILCS 85/30(a)(15) (1992).

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225 ILCS 85/30(a)(14) (1992).

34.

225 ILCS 85/30(a)(8) (1992).

35.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 68, sec. 1110.100 (1988).

36.

225 ILCS 85/30(a)(10) (1992).