Michigan’s Opioid Settlements

This Community Guide will describe how Michigan is spending its opioid settlements and whether Michigan is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.

Total Funds

$1.61 billion[1]

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

Allocation

50% to the state and 50% to local governments

Mechanism

State-Local Agreements (Michigan State-Subdivision Agreement for Allocation of Distribution Settlement Agreement and Janssen Settlement Agreement; Michigan State-Subdivision Agreement for Allocation of Allergan, Teva, CVS, Walmart, and Walgreens Settlement Agreements); Legislation (Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. Secs. 4.1850, 4.1851, 12.253); Executive Order (Executive Order 2022-12)

	50% State Share	50% Local Share
Ultimate Decisionmaker	Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (within parameters established by the Michigan state legislature)	Local officials for counties, cities, and townships
Decision-making Process	The Michigan state legislature appropriates funds from the state share with non-binding recommendations from the Michigan Opioid Advisory Commission (OAC). Funds from this share are typically appropriated to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), then distributed to state agencies and other entities. MDHHS may consult the Michigan Opioids Task Force and/or the Michigan Opioid Advisory Commission.	Localities decide autonomously
Supplantation	Prohibited	Not prohibited
Grant Funding	Yes. See Current Public Funding Opportunities.	Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary)
Public Input	Yes (public comment required at OAC and Opioid Task Force meetings). See also Community Impact Survey and OAC events.	Generally, yes (public comments required at public meetings)
Advisory Body	Yes (required). See the Opioid Advisory Commission and Opioids Task Force. Neither body is required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.	Up to each locality (not required)
Expenditures	No public reporting required (only intrastate), but see Michigan’s Settlement Spending page, which publishes state-level investments and links to annual reports.	Neither public nor intrastate reporting required But see counties’ spending plans on the Michigan Assoc. of Counties’ Opioid Settlement Resource Center Dashboard.
Updates	For updates on the state share, visit the OAC’s website and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ (MDHHS) Opioid Settlements page. You can also subscribe to OAC meeting notifications by emailing this address: [e-mail] and sign up for updates from the Opioid Task Force here.	For updates on the local share, visit the Michigan Assoc. of Counties’ Opioid Settlement Resource Center Dashboard, which describes counties’ funded plans and strategies, and the Michigan Attorney General’s Opioids website, which contains an Opioid Settlement Funds Implementation in Action section describing certain localities’ uses of funds. Another way to find updates on the local share is to check the websites for your county commission, city council, or local health department. See, e.g., the opioid settlement-specific websites maintained by Berrien County, Cass County, Calhoun County, and Kalamazoo County.