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| Bill | PHYS ASSISTANT-PRESCRIPTIONS | Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a physician assistant may prescribe, dispense, and administer drugs and medical devices to the extent delegated by the supervising physician, including the prescribing and dispensing of Schedule II through V controlled substances as described in Article II of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and all legend drugs (now, limited prescriptive authority may be delegated by a physician for Schedule III, IV, and V controlled substances in written guidelines to a physician assistant). Provides that dispensing activities of any physician assistant shall comply with appropriate federal and State regulations and occur when pharmacy services are not reasonably available, or when it is in the best interest of the patient, or when it is an emergency. Provides that physician assistants may request, receive, and sign for professional samples and may distribute professional samples to patients. Amends the Controlled Substances Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall register licensed physician assistants and licensed advanced practice nurses to prescribe and dispense Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances (now, III, IV or V controlled substances). Makes other changes. | us/states/il | Illinois General Assembly | 96th | HB 2247 | Illinois HB 2247 (96th) |
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enacted | 3 | 34 | 2 | 2009-02-17 | 2009-08-11 | openstates | ocd-bill/cfd97c2c-7fa5-4793-89cf-9d204aec071b | http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2247&GAID=10&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=44075&SessionID=76&GA=96 | e7cf9d56477436fbd45dbbca265d643ff389e547f3b818c98ae433f4ed3f8173 | 2026-07-01 | https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump | 2026-07-06 | reported |
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Illinois HB 2247 (96th) — PHYS ASSISTANT-PRESCRIPTIONS
Amends the Physician Assistant Practice Act of 1987. Provides that a physician assistant may prescribe, dispense, and administer drugs and medical devices to the extent delegated by the supervising physician, including the prescribing and dispensing of Schedule II through V controlled substances as described in Article II of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and all legend drugs (now, limited prescriptive authority may be delegated by a physician for Schedule III, IV, and V controlled substances in written guidelines to a physician assistant). Provides that dispensing activities of any physician assistant shall comply with appropriate federal and State regulations and occur when pharmacy services are not reasonably available, or when it is in the best interest of the patient, or when it is an emergency. Provides that physician assistants may request, receive, and sign for professional samples and may distribute professional samples to patients. Amends the Controlled Substances Act. Provides that the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation shall register licensed physician assistants and licensed advanced practice nurses to prescribe and dispense Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances (now, III, IV or V controlled substances). Makes other changes.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Votes
- Third Reading — 115–1 (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — 58–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
- Angelo Saviano — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2009-02-17 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
filing - 2009-02-18 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-02-18 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-02-23 Assigned to Health Care Licenses Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-11 Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-03-11 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-03-17 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Angelo Saviano
amendment-introduction - 2009-03-17 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
referral-committee - 2009-03-24 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Licenses Committee
- 2009-03-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Reitz
- 2009-03-25 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
- 2009-03-27 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Licenses Committee; 009-000-000
committee-passage-favorable - 2009-03-30 Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-30 Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
reading-2 - 2009-03-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote
amendment-passage - 2009-03-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- 2009-04-01 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 115-001-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-04-02 Arrive in Senate
introduction - 2009-04-02 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-02 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. M. Maggie Crotty
- 2009-04-02 First Reading
reading-1 - 2009-04-02 Referred to Assignments
referral-committee - 2009-04-22 Assigned to Consumer Protection
referral-committee - 2009-04-30 Do Pass Consumer Protection; 007-000-000
committee-passage - 2009-04-30 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 5, 2009
- 2009-05-12 Second Reading
reading-2 - 2009-05-12 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 13, 2009
- 2009-05-13 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter
- 2009-05-14 Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
reading-3, passage - 2009-05-14 Passed Both Houses
- 2009-06-12 Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt - 2009-08-11 Governor Approved
executive-signature - 2009-08-11 Effective Date August 11, 2009
- 2009-08-11 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0268
became-law
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/cfd97c2c-7fa5-4793-89cf-9d204aec071b. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).