Summary as Introduced
Creates the Access to Affordable Insulin Act. Sets forth provisions concerning an insulin urgent-need program. Provides that the Department of Public Health shall establish procedures and applications for the insulin urgent-need program. Sets forth provisions concerning insulin urgent-need program exceptions, eligibility, forms, applications, claims and reimbursement, copayments, information sheets, and navigators. Defines terms. Amends the Illinois Insurance Code. In provisions concerning cost sharing in prescription insulin drugs, provides that an insurer that provides coverage for prescription insulin drugs under the terms of a health coverage plan the insurer offers shall limit the total amount that an insured is required to pay for a 30-day supply of covered prescription insulin drugs at an amount not to exceed $35 (rather than $100). Effective immediately.
Staff Analysis
Amendment 1: Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act. Sets forth provisions concerning cultivation center and dispensing organization agent identification cards. Removes provisions concerning convictions of an excluded offense. Provides that a required physical examination may (instead of may not) be performed by remote means. Makes other changes. Amends the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act. Sets forth provisions concerning curbside pickup and provisions concerning identification cards. Makes changes concerning packaging requirements. In provisions concerning awarding of Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization Licenses, provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation may extend the period for finding a physical address an additional 540 days (rather than 180 days) if the license holder meets certain requirements. Provides that if the Department denies the extension or the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License holder is unable to find a location or become operational within 720 (rather than 360) days of being awarded a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License, the Department shall rescind the Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License and award it pursuant to specified provisions. Provides that entities awarded a license under specified provisions may defer paying the associated license fee for up to 2 years; and that from January 1, 2024 through January 1, 2026, the Department of Agriculture shall not issue any transporting licenses other than those issued under specified provisions. Provides that a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License may not be sold, transferred, assigned, used as collateral, add new principal officers to its ownership structure, or change its ownership structure. Removes provisions prohibiting a dispensing organization from operating drive-through windows. Makes changes concerning loans and grants to Social Equity Applicants. Makes other changes. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides that adjusted gross income shall be modified by adding thereto the sum of the amount of any federal deduction disallowed pursuant to a specified law, if certain conditions are met. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes provisions concerning odor-proof cannabis containers. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
Amendment 2: Provides that a dispensing organization shall implement security measures to protect the premises, purchasers, and dispensing organization agents that shall include, during hours of operation, dispensing all cannabis from the restricted access area, a drive-through window in close proximity to (rather than of) the restricted access area, or a pickup location in close proximity to the restricted access area. Defines "pickup location in close proximity" and "drive-through window in close proximity".