Vermont’s Opioid Settlements
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Vermont
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This Community Guide will describe how Vermont is spending its opioid settlements and whether Vermont is working to ensure community access to opioid settlement funds. Last revised September 1, 2024.
Ultimate Decisionmaker
Local officials of counties, cities, and towns
The “State” (not further specified)
Decision-making Process
The Vermont state legislature ultimately decides expenditures after consulting the recommendations of the (DOH) and its .
Localities decide autonomously
“State” decides (not further specified)
Supplantation
Prohibited
Not prohibited
Not prohibited
Grant Funding
Yes. See DOH’s page.
Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary)
No
Public Input
Yes (public comment required at Advisory Committee meetings)
Generally, yes (public comments required at public meetings)
No opportunities available (not required)
Advisory Body
Yes (required). See the .
The Advisory Committee is required to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.
Up to each locality (not required)
No (not required)
Expenditures
Neither public nor intrastate reporting required, but see the Department of Health’s continuously updated activity .
Neither public nor intrastate reporting required
Neither public nor intrastate reporting required
Updates
For updates on the Opioid Abatement Special Fund share, visit the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee’s , which links to the Department of Health’s .
To find updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your county executive, city council, or local health department.
A single resource containing updates specific to the state’s 15% share updates could not be found. See the AG’s general page.
$120.71 million[1]
[1] Total is rounded. See . Accessed September 1, 2024.
70% to the Opioid Abatement Special Fund, 15% to local governments, and 15% to the state
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