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.

Total Funds

$610.53 million[1]

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

Allocation

55% to local governments and 45% to the Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Fund

Mechanism

State-Local Agreement (State of Oregon Subdivision Agreement Regarding Distribution and Use of Settlement Funds and Supplement); Legislation (Oregon Laws 2022, Chapter 63, Secs. 4-6)

	55% Local Share	45% Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Fund Share
Ultimate Decisionmaker	Local officials for counties and cities	Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery (OSPTR) Board
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 Opioid Settlement Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Board. 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 Oregon Opioid Settlement Funds page (e.g., FY 2022-23).	Public reporting required. See statewide annual reports on the Oregon Health Authority’s Oregon Opioid Settlement Funds page (e.g., FY 2022-23).
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 Oregon Opioid Settlement Funds 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 Oregon Opioid Settlement Funds and OSPTR Board’s websites and bookmark the OHA’s opioid settlement news page.