Governor to ceremonially sign opioid epidemic legislation

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WTVQ) – Governor Matt Bevin will be joined by state legislators in Frankfort on Tuesday, as he ceremonially signs three recently enacted measures aimed at combatting Kentuckys opioid epidemic.

House Bill 333, sponsored by Rep. Kim Moser, prevents physicians from prescribing more than a three-day supply of opioid painkillers (with some exceptions) and increases penalties for trafficking in fentanyl, carfentanil or fentanyl derivatives.

House Bills 314 and 364, both sponsored by Rep. Danny Bentley, seek to reduce overdose deaths by strengthening regulations and information sharing capabilities for pharmacies within the Commonwealth.

This event will be live-streamed on Gov. Bevin’s Facebook page.