Oregon’s Opioid Settlements
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Oregon
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This Community Guide will describe how Oregon is spending its opioid settlements and whether Oregon is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.
Ultimate Decisionmaker
Local officials for counties and cities
Decision-making Process
Localities decide autonomously
The OSPTR Board decides uses of this share consistent with programs defined by state law.
Supplantation
Not prohibited
Not prohibited
Grant Funding
Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary)
No
Public Input
Up to each locality (not required)
Yes (OSPTR Board is required to accept public comments at its meetings and host a public meeting to discuss its annual report)
Advisory Body
Up to each locality (not required)
Yes (required). See the .
The Board is not necessarily required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience. Oregon state law requires that the OSPTR Board include “[a]n individual who has experienced a substance use disorder or a representative of an organization that advocates on behalf of individuals with substance use disorders” (emphasis added).
Expenditures
Public reporting required. See statewide annual reports on the Oregon Health Authority’s page (e.g., ).
Public reporting required. See statewide annual reports on the Oregon Health Authority’s page (e.g., ).
Updates
To find updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your board of county commissioners, city council, or local health department. You can also refer to the Oregon Health Authority’s page, which includes a "Local vs. State Opioid Settlement Funds" section.
For updates on the Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Fund share, visit the Oregon Health Authority’s and ’s websites and bookmark the OHA’s page.
$610.53 million[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See . Accessed September 1, 2024.
55% to local governments and 45% to the Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Fund
State-Local Agreement ( and ); Legislation ()
