The Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH) is the lead agency for reporting opioid settlement expenditures. The attached report covers settlement proceeds and expenditures made since the fund was established in April 2021.
Section 196.1050RSMo., established the Opioid Addiction Treatment and Recovery Fund, into which all monetary proceeds are deposited for the State of Missouri’s share of settlement distributions. According to the Memorandum of Understanding between the State of Missouri, the state’s political subdivisions and the national opioid settlement administrators, each recipient of settlement funds must provide the General Assembly with reporting details of the following for the preceding year:
- The amount of settlement funds received;
- Details on how settlement funds were spent; and
- Whether each expenditure fits within an approved use.
The first annual report as well as other opioid settlement information can be found on the DMH website pages specifically established for public reporting: MOopioidsettlements (https://moopioidsettlements.dmh.mo.gov/).
DMH has worked with the Attorney General’s Office, the Missouri Association of Counties, and the Missouri Municipal League to communicate settlement reporting requirements. See also the attached background information on the opioid settlements.
Contact:
Rachel Plaggenberg – rachel.plaggenberg@dmh.mo.gov
Debra Walker – debra.walker@dmh.mo.gov