Jan. 22, 2018
WHAT: House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) will hold a press conference to discuss the opioid crisis in Pennsylvania and highlight a new measure.
House Bill 18/
Senate Bill 936 will combat the fact that opioids have been prescribed to injured Pennsylvania workers far more than in other states and with higher dosage amounts, making it all the more likely workers fall prey to addiction and overdose.
WHO: Turzai; Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh/Berks), author of House Bill 18; Rep. Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), chairman of the House Labor and Industry Committee; Joe Pritchard, chief executive officer, Pinnacle Treatment Centers; John Hanna, former director, Pharmacy Program-Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation; Dr. Jennifer Dragoun, president and chief executive officer, Comprehensive Script Management; and Bob Carl, pharmacist and president and CEO of the Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce.
WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Main Rotunda, State Capitol Complex, Harrisburg.
LIVE WEBSTREAMING: PAHouseGOP.com (Barring technical problems)
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Speaker of the House Mike Turzai