# Connecticut’s Opioid Settlements *This Community Guide will describe how Connecticut is spending its opioid settlements and whether Connecticut is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.*

Total Funds

$551.62 million[1]

[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.

Allocation

85% to the Opioid Settlement Fund and 15% to local governments


Mechanism

Legislation (Conn. Gen. Stat. Secs. 17a-673c, 17a-674b to 17a-674g); Committee Bylaws (Connecticut State Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee Bylaws)

85% Opioid Settlement Fund Share

15% Local Share

Ultimate DecisionmakerConnecticut Opioid Settlement Advisory CommitteeLocal officials for municipalities
Decision-making ProcessThe Connecticut Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee (OSAC) consults recommendations from several stakeholders and subcommittees to decide expenditures. The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHA) disburses funds approved by OSAC.Localities decide autonomously but must report uses to the Connecticut Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee.
SupplantationProhibitedNot prohibited
Grant FundingNoUp to each locality (availability and processes will vary)
Public InputYes (public participation at OSAC meetings required)Up to each locality (not required)
Advisory Body

Yes (required). See the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee (OSAC).

The Committee is not necessarily required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience. State law requires the OSAC to include "three individuals with experience living with a substance use disorder or family members of an individual with experience living with a substance use disorder" (emphasis added).

Up to each locality (not required)
ExpendituresPublic reporting required. State share expenditures must be reported annually and will likely posted on the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee’s website.Public reporting required. View annual municipal settlement proceeds reports on the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee’s website.
UpdatesFor updates on the Opioid Settlement Fund share, visit the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee’s website.To find updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your county commission, city council or local health department. Municipalities’ payments and expenditures are published on the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee’s website.
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