Illinois Administrative Code
Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part 119 - ILLINOIS CARES RX PROGRAM (REPEALED)
Section 119.80 - Illinois Cares Rx Basic Covered Prescription Drugs
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
The Illinois Cares Rx Basic Program shall cover pharmaceutical products as described in this Section for the treatment of heart disease and its related conditions, diabetes, arthritis, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, glaucoma, lung disease and smoking related illnesses, osteoporosis and multiple sclerosis.
a) Drugs prescribed for treatment of heart disease and its related conditions that fall within the following categories qualify for inclusion in the Illinois Cares Rx Basic Pharmaceutical Assistance Program as covered prescription drugs:
b) Drugs that fall within the following categories for the treatment of diabetes qualify for inclusion in the Illinois Cares Rx Basic Pharmaceutical Assistance Program as covered prescription drugs:
c) Drugs that fall within the following categories and are prescribed for the treatment of arthritis qualify for inclusion in the Illinois Cares Rx Basic Pharmaceutical Assistance Program as covered prescription drugs:
d) Drugs that fall within the following categories and are prescribed for the treatment of cancer qualify for inclusion in the Illinois Cares Rx Basic Pharmaceutical Assistance Program as covered prescription drugs:
e) Drugs that fall within the following categories and are prescribed for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease qualify for inclusion in the Illinois Cares Rx Basic Pharmaceutical Assistance Program as covered prescription drugs:
f) Drugs that fall within the following categories and are prescribed for the treatment of Parkinson's disease qualify for inclusion in the Illinois Cares Rx Basic Pharmaceutical Assistance Program as covered prescription drugs:
g) Drugs that fall within the following categories and are prescribed for the treatment of glaucoma qualify for inclusion in the Illinois Cares Rx Basic Pharmaceutical Assistance Program as covered prescription drugs:
h) Drugs that fall within the following categories and are prescribed for the treatment of lung disease and smoking related illnesses qualify for inclusion in the Illinois Cares Rx Basic Pharmaceutical Assistance Program as covered prescription drugs:
i) Drugs that fall within the category of Bone Resorption Inhibitors and are prescribed for the treatment of osteoporosis qualify for inclusion in the Illinois Cares Rx Basic Pharmaceutical Assistance Program as covered prescription drugs.
j) Multiple Sclerosis
k) An Illinois Cares Rx Basic covered prescription drug must be approved by the Food and Drug Administration of the federal Department of Health and Human Services for the treatment of a specific disease category.