Janet Yang Rohr
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 41
Primary
Creates the Nonopioid Alternatives for Pain Act. Allows the Department of Public Health to develop and publish on its website a nonopioid alternatives pamphlet, with certain requirements. Prohibits a health insurance issuer to deny coverage of a nonopioid prescription drug in favor of an opioid prescription drug. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that coverage shall not be denied for a nonopioid prescription drug in favor of an opioid prescription drug. Requires that nonopioid drugs preferred on a specific list for the treatment or management of pain shall not be disadvantaged or discouraged with respect to coverage relative to any opioid or narcotic drug for the treatment or management of pain. Effective July 1, 2027.
Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rule 19(c) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
Second Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 011-000-000
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin Schmidt
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
Do Pass / Short Debate Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee; 014-000-000
Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Theresa Mah
Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
Assigned to Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
First Reading
Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
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| House Amendment 001 | HTML PDF |
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