# New Mexico’s Opioid Settlements

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

<table data-view="cards" data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th align="center"></th><th align="center"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="center"><h4>Total Funds</h4></td><td align="center"><p><strong>$869.92 million</strong>[1]</p><hr><p>[1] Total is rounded. <em>See</em> <a href="https://www.opioidsettlementtracker.com/globalsettlementtracker">The Official Opioid Settlement Tracker Tally</a>. Accessed September 1, 2024.</p></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><h4>Allocation</h4></td><td align="center"><p>55% to local governments and 45% to the state</p><p><br><img src="/files/tn4xY9VAVj3KM9OhmQNY" alt=""></p></td></tr><tr><td align="center"><h4>Mechanism</h4></td><td align="center"><strong>State-Local Agreement</strong> (<a href="https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022.03.15-NEW-MEXICO-OPIOID-ALLOCATION-AGREEMENT.pdf">New Mexico Allocation Agreement</a> and <a href="https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023.05.02-New-Mexico-Signed-Addendum-Allocation-Agreement-Teva-etc.pdf">2023 Addendum</a>); <strong>Legislation</strong> (N.M. Stat. Ann. Secs. <a href="https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/item/4381/index.do#6-4-28">6-4-28</a> and <a href="https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/item/4381/index.do#6-4-29">6-4-29</a>)</td></tr></tbody></table>

<table data-header-hidden data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><h4>55% Local Share</h4></td><td><h4>45% State Share</h4></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Ultimate Decisionmaker(s)</strong></em></td><td><strong>Local officials</strong> for cities and counties</td><td><a href="https://www.nmlegis.gov/"><strong>New Mexico state legislature</strong></a></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Decision-making Process</strong></em></td><td><strong>Localities decide autonomously</strong></td><td><strong>New Mexico state legislature appropriates monies</strong> from the Opioid Crisis Recovery Fund</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Supplantation</strong></em></td><td><strong>Not prohibited</strong></td><td><strong>Not prohibited</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Grant Funding</strong></em></td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (availability and processes will vary)</td><td><strong>No</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Public Input</strong></em></td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (not required)</td><td><strong>No opportunities available</strong> (not required)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Advisory Body</strong></em></td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (not required)</td><td><strong>No</strong> (not required)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Expenditures</strong></em></td><td><strong>Neither public nor intrastate reporting required</strong></td><td><strong>Neither public nor intrastate reporting required</strong></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Updates</strong></em></td><td>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. <em>See also</em> individual localities’ opioid settlement-specific websites, <em>e.g.</em>, <a href="https://www.bernco.gov/county-manager/opioid-settlement-bernalillo-county-city-of-albuquerque-vital-strategies/">Bernalillo County and City of Albuquerque</a> (joint partnership) and <a href="https://www.lascruces.gov/2648/Opioid-Settlement-Funds">Las Cruces</a>.</td><td>A single resource containing state share updates could not be found.</td></tr></tbody></table>


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