Illinois Code § 20
Illinois Code § 20. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 20.
Possession of specified drugs. (a) A home health agency, hospice, or authorized nursing employee of an agency or hospice, in compliance with this Section, may possess or transport the following specified drugs in a sealed portable container for the purpose of administration to the agency's or hospice's patients pursuant to the patient's treating health care professional's orders: (1) Sterile saline in a sealed portable container of a size determined by the dispensing pharmacist. (2) Sterile water. (3) Not more than 5 dosage units of any of the following items in an individually sealed, unused portable container: (A) Heparin sodium lock flush in a concentration of 10 units per milliliter or 100 units per milliliter. (B) Epinephrine HCI solution in a concentration of one to 1,000. (4) Not more than 2 dosage units of Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 50 milligrams intravenously in an individually sealed, unused portable container, clearly labeled, and placed in a protective carrier. (Source: P.A. 94-638, eff. 8-22-05.)
Source: official Illinois text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 20
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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