# Oregon’s Opioid Settlements

*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.*

<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>$610.53 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 Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Fund</p><p><br><img src="https://2089955899-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FFaPDJ4VYFbm8Ap6NAIdH%2Fuploads%2FotTAjfGYpfiEbCaGLUHR%2F_OpioidSettlement-DecisionMaking_Oregon.png?alt=media&#x26;token=0c6d3a73-6c83-4eaa-9624-952a253f1956" 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/2022/01/FINAL-Dec-20-Oegon-Intra-State-Allocation.pdf">State of Oregon Subdivision Agreement Regarding Distribution and Use of Settlement Funds</a> and <a href="https://nationalopioidsettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Oregon-Intrastate-Allocation-Agreement-Addendum.pdf">Supplement</a>); <strong>Legislation</strong> (<a href="https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/lawsstatutes/2022orlaw0063.pdf#page=2age=2">Oregon Laws 2022, Chapter 63, Secs. 4-6</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% Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Fund Share</h4></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Ultimate Decisionmaker</strong></em></td><td><strong>Local officials</strong> for counties and cities</td><td><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/SUBSTANCEUSE/OPIOIDS/Pages/OSPTR-board.aspx"><strong>Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery (OSPTR) Board</strong></a></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Decision-making Process</strong></em></td><td><strong>Localities decide autonomously</strong></td><td><strong>The OSPTR Board decides uses of this share</strong> consistent with programs defined by state law.</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>Yes</strong> (OSPTR Board is required to accept public comments at its meetings and host a public meeting to discuss its annual report)</td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Advisory Body</strong></em></td><td><strong>Up to each locality</strong> (not required)</td><td><p><strong>Yes</strong> (required). <em>See</em> the <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/SUBSTANCEUSE/OPIOIDS/Pages/OSPTR-board.aspx">Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Board</a>.</p><p>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 <em>or</em> a representative of an organization that advocates on behalf of individuals with substance use disorders” (emphasis added).</p></td></tr><tr><td><em><strong>Expenditures</strong></em></td><td><strong>Public reporting required.</strong> <em>See</em> statewide annual reports on the Oregon Health Authority’s <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/preventionwellness/substanceuse/opioids/pages/settlement-funds.aspx">Oregon Opioid Settlement Funds</a> page (<em>e.g.</em>, <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/SUBSTANCEUSE/OPIOIDS/Documents/opioid-settlement-report-fy-22-23.pdf">FY 2022-23</a>).</td><td><strong>Public reporting required</strong>. <em>See</em> statewide annual reports on the Oregon Health Authority’s <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/preventionwellness/substanceuse/opioids/pages/settlement-funds.aspx">Oregon Opioid Settlement Funds</a> page (<em>e.g.</em>, <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/SUBSTANCEUSE/OPIOIDS/Documents/opioid-settlement-report-fy-22-23.pdf">FY 2022-23</a>).</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 board of county commissioners, city council, or local health department. You can also refer to the Oregon Health Authority’s <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/preventionwellness/substanceuse/opioids/pages/settlement-funds.aspx">Oregon Opioid Settlement Funds</a> page, which includes a "Local vs. State Opioid Settlement Funds" section.</td><td>For updates on the Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Fund share, visit the Oregon Health Authority’s <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/preventionwellness/substanceuse/opioids/pages/settlement-funds.aspx">Oregon Opioid Settlement Funds</a> and <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/SUBSTANCEUSE/OPIOIDS/Pages/OSPTR-board.aspx">OSPTR Board</a>’s websites and bookmark the OHA’s <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/PREVENTIONWELLNESS/SUBSTANCEUSE/OPIOIDS/pages/LatestNews.aspx">opioid settlement news</a> page.</td></tr></tbody></table>
