Illinois State Profile

PMP Region: 
North
Name of Program: 
Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program: Prescription Information Library
Agency Name: 
Department of Human Services
Agency Type: 
Department of Health
State Information
State Population: 
12,901,563
Number of Pharmacies in State: 
2,725
Number of Practitioners/Prescribers: 
49,009
Prescription Records collected in 2008: 
16,588,651
Frequency of data collected: 
Weekly
Data collected from pharmacies?: 
yes
Data collected from dispensing practitioners?: 
yes
Patient History Reports in 2008: 
238,438
Drug Schedules Monitored
Schedule II: 
yes
Schedule III: 
yes
Schedule IV: 
yes
Schedule V: 
yes
Who May Request Patient Information?
Prescribers: 
yes
Pharmacists: 
yes
Pharmacies: 
yes
Law Enforcement: 
yes
Licensing Boards: 
yes
Patients: 
yes
If other requester (specify): 
law enforcement -Must have probable cause investigation and fax/mail request (can not use website); licensing boards - Must have probable cause investigation and fax/mail request (can not use website); patients - Must mail request with form of ID
De-identified data provided to researchers?: 
yes
Legislation
Year PMP Legislation Enacted: 
1961
Year PMP Became Operational: 
1968
Laws/statute Citation: 
720 Illinois Compiled Statutes 570/316 and 570/321
Regulation/rule Citations: 
Illinois Administrative Code Title 77, Chapter X, Subchapter e, Part 2080
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