House Bill 381

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Title AN ACT relating to opioid prescriptions.
Bill Documents Introduced
Bill Request Number 1238
Sponsor J. Kay
Summary of Original Version Create new sections of KRS 311.380 to 311.500 and KRS 311.530 to 311.620, and amend KRS 313.035 and KRS 314.011, to limit prescriptions of opioids prescribed by podiatrists, physicians, dentists, and advanced practice registered nurses to a 3-day supply, with exceptions for cancer care, palliative care, hospice care, other end-of-life care and, at the discretion of the prescriber, for serious pain management; in discretionary cases, require regular evaluation for substance use disorder and accounting of pill use prior to ordering refills.
Index Headings of Original Version Drugs and Medicines - Opioid prescriptions, 3-day limit for
Health and Medical Services - Opioid prescriptions, 3-day limit for
Occupations and Professions - Opioid prescriptions, 3-day limit for
Physicians and Practitioners - Opioid prescriptions, 3-day limit for
Substance Abuse - Opioid prescriptions, 3-day limit for

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02/15/17
  • introduced in House
02/16/17
  • to Health and Family Services (H)


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