Opioid Litigation

Utah will receive an estimated total of $495 million (this amount subject to change) over 18 years. The state and counties agreed to a 50/50 split of Utah’s settlement funds between the state and participating counties. Each county’s share is based on a formula that takes the impact of opioids on the county into account.

You can read more about the spending plans and agreements in the One Utah Opioid Settlement Memorandum of Understanding opens in a new tab.

Utah has passed legislation that outlines basic funding routing mechanisms, with funding decisions at the state level being made by the legislative appropriation process. The funds are allocated through the Social Services Appropriations Committee with guidance through the Opioid Task Force and the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee. While not given a formal role in the settlement spending process by the state’s legislation or memorandum of understanding, the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee, a subcommittee of the Utah Opioid Task Force that was formed by the state attorney general in 2017, has created a blueprint document opens in a new tab with high-level spending recommendations for both county and state policymakers. Ultimately the Legislature's Executive Appropriation Committee determines how much funding will be allocated to identified programs and projects from the Opioid Litigation Settlement Restricted Account.