Memorandum
Date: February 7, 2023
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Todd Metcalf, Director Behavioral Health Services Department
Jonathan Portney, Director Health Services Department
Subject: (a) Consideration of Presentation on Lake County Opioid Settlement Funds by Lake County Behavioral Health and Health Services Departments, (b) Approval to use a portion of funds towards the match for the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Round 6 and (c) Board and public feedback regarding proposed uses for funding.
Executive Summary:
On July 21, 2021, a $26 billion offer to settle was made by opioid manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals and the “big three” distributers: McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and Cardinal Health. California will receive approximately $2.05 billion of this settlement over the next 18 years. The majority of this money is to be used for opioid abatement activities. Pursuant to Government Code, Title 2, Division 3, Part 2, Chapter 6, Article 2, Section 12534, the Opioid Settlements Fund (OSF) was created in the State Treasury. Funds from J&D settlement agreements and funds received from any other future judgments or settlements allocated to the state for state opioid remediation, shall be deposited into the OSF. Lake County received $897,310.78. Lake County will establish an advisory subcommittee through Health Service’s SafeRx program and the SafeRx Coalition.
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Recommended Action: Approve portion of Opioid Settlement Funds for use as contribution to BHCIP match for Lake County Behavioral Health Services and authorize Lake County Health Service’s SafeRx program to establish a subcommittee to make recommendations regarding use of remaining funding.