The Idaho Behavioral Health Council is requesting public input on spending priorities for state-directed opioid settlement funds.
As part of a nationwide settlement with opioid manufacturers, the state-directed opioid settlement fund provides approximately $2 million a year for opioid abatement activities within Idaho. The Idaho Behavioral Health Council is charged with making recommendations to Gov. Brad Little and the Legislature for how these funds are spent each year.
Members of the public may submit proposed spending priorities via email to cfoster@idcourts.net until May 15, 2024. To help inform submissions, examples of opioid abatement strategies that could be approved under the terms of Idaho’s settlement are available at this link. The Council will determine the spending priorities at its quarterly meeting on June 14, 2024.
For information about the Idaho Behavioral Health Council recommendations process and allowed uses for the opioid settlement fund, please visit https://
