Rep. Mary E. Flowers
Filed: 4/10/2013
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 11
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 11, AS AMENDED, with | ||||||
3 | reference to page and line numbers of House Amendment No. 2, as | ||||||
4 | follows:
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5 | on page 2, by replacing line 10 through 22 with the following: | ||||||
6 | " Sec. 26.5. Unemployed persons. If a person can furnish | ||||||
7 | evidence that they are receiving unemployment benefits, then a | ||||||
8 | pharmacy or pharmacist that is receiving federal or State funds | ||||||
9 | must (i) dispense a prescription to that person one time even | ||||||
10 | if that person is unable to pay for the prescription at that | ||||||
11 | time and (ii) provide that individual with information on | ||||||
12 | prescription assistance programs, such as Rx for Illinois. This | ||||||
13 | shall be a one-time credit that the individual shall be | ||||||
14 | required to pay back on an interest-free payment plan once the | ||||||
15 | individual obtains assistance from a prescription assistance | ||||||
16 | program. | ||||||
17 | The pharmacy or pharmacist also shall provide the |
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1 | individual with information on prescription assistance | ||||||
2 | programs and direct the individual to the Department of | ||||||
3 | Employment Security website to view available assistance | ||||||
4 | programs. "; and
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5 | on page 33, immediately below line 16, by inserting the | ||||||
6 | following:
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7 | "Section 25. The Unemployment Insurance Act is amended by | ||||||
8 | adding Section 700.5 as follows:
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9 | (820 ILCS 405/700.5 new) | ||||||
10 | Sec. 700.5. Financial assistance programs. The Department | ||||||
11 | of Employment Security shall provide information about | ||||||
12 | prescription assistance programs, utility residential hardship | ||||||
13 | programs, and other financial assistance programs provided by | ||||||
14 | the Department of Human Services to individuals when the | ||||||
15 | individual is signing up to receive unemployment benefits. The | ||||||
16 | Department shall also make this information available on its | ||||||
17 | website. ".
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