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.
$1.61 billion[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally. Accessed September 1, 2024.
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)
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: [email protected] 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.
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