IL HB5527

Adds new penalties for knowingly withholding information from a practitioner when seeking a controlled substance or prescription, specifically failing to disclose receipt of similar controlled substances from another practitioner within the previous 30 days.

Establishes criminal liability for obtaining or attempting to obtain controlled substances through misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, subterfuge, or concealment of material facts, including non-disclosure of existing prescriptions for the same substance during the same period.

Creates Class 4 felony offense for first violations and Class 3 felony for subsequent violations, with fines up to $100,000 for first offense and up to $200,000 for each subsequent offense.

Prohibits health care practitioners from knowingly providing controlled substances or prescriptions for substances not medically necessary to patients through misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, subterfuge, or concealment of material facts, subject to the same felony classifications and fines.

Amends Illinois Controlled Substances Act Section 406 (720 ILCS 570/406) to add subsections addressing patient and practitioner conduct regarding controlled substances.