Illinois Statutes Chapter 15. Executive Officers § 16/45. Rules

(a) Any rules that (i) relate to the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program or to any other State healthcare purchasing function or program transferred to the Department of Central Management Services by this Act, (ii) are in full force on the effective date of Executive Order 1 (2012), and (iii) have been duly adopted by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services shall become the rules of the Department of Central Management Services. This Act shall not affect the legality of any such rules in the Illinois Administrative Code.

(b) Any proposed rule filed with the Secretary of State by the Department of Healthcare and Family Services that pertains to the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program, or to any other State healthcare purchasing function or program transferred to the Department of Central Management Services by this Act, and that is pending in the rulemaking process on the effective date of Executive Order 1 (2012) shall be deemed to have been filed by the Department of Central Management Services.

(c) On and after the effective date of Executive Order 1 (2012), the Department of Central Management Services may propose and adopt, under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, other rules that relate to the Illinois Prescription Drug Discount Program, or to any other State healthcare purchasing function or program transferred to the Department of Central Management Services by this Act.