Connecticut State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

CT Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee

Contact

Luiza Barnat, MS, MBA, LMFT, Director of Opioid Services
(860) 418-6828 | Luiza.Barnat@ct.gov

Sarah Messier-Smith, LCSW, LADC, Program Manager
(959) 257-6962 | Sarah.Messier-Smith@ct.gov

Background

During the 2022 legislative session Public Act 22-48, AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR’S BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF OPIOID LITIGATION PROCEEDS was passed into law. The Act establishes a new Advisory Committee, co-chaired by DMHAS and a representative from the municipalities, to ensure the proceeds received by the state as part of the opioid litigation settlement agreements are allocated appropriately. The Act specifies the proceeds will be spent on substance use disorder abatement infrastructure, programs, services, supports, and resources for prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction with public involvement, transparency, and accountability.

Opioid Settlement Funding Recommendation Process

If you have a recommendation for consideration for Opioid Settlement Funding, please submit your recommendation to OSAC@ct.gov.  Please note funding recommendations are not applications for funding and submissions do not guarantee that the submitter will receive funding from the Department. We appreciate your input and will vet it through the following process:

Recommendations for Opioid Settlement Funding will be sent to the appropriate Alcohol and Drug Policy Council (ADPC) subcommittee for review. If deemed to be appropriate for Opioid Settlement Funding by the ADPC subcommittee, the recommendation will be vetted and voted on by the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee (OSAC). Please note all recommendations are considered funding suggestions, not a funding application or grant proposal. If your recommendation is approved by OSAC, it may result in a Request for Proposals, at which time you may apply for funding.

Introduction and Approval of Opioid Remediation Recommendations

Members

Please click here to see the updated list of members.

 
Meetings

OSAC Information

Municipal Reporting

If you are a municipality, please click the link below to complete and submit the annual report detailing its expenditures for the preceding fiscal year:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WTHK65V

CORE Report

Subcommittee Meetings - Meetings are scheduled ad hoc. 

Governance Committee/ Bylaws Subcommittee - 6/9/23

Finance/Compliance Subcommittee - 4/20/23; 6/12/23, 7/12/23, 8/21/23, 10/10/23, 11/13/23

Process Subcommittee - 4/18/23; 5/16/23; 6/20/23; 7/18/23; 8/22/23; 9/19/23, 10/24/23; 10/30/23

Public Participation Guidelines Subcommittee - 4/24/23; 5/15/23; 7/24/23; 8/28/23

Research/Data Subcommittee - 4/19/23; 5/19/23; 6/23/23; 7/28/23; 8/25/23; 9/28/23; 11/3/23; 11/9/23

Referral Subcommittee - 6/29/23; 7/25/23; 8/29/23; 9/26/23; 10/31/23; 11/9/23

Materials

  • National Opioid Settlement Payments (Distributor and Janssen) - Municipalities' Share - PLEASE NOTE: This public dashboard was created by the Directing Administrator of the Distributor Settlement Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2021, between and among the Settling States, the Settling Distributors, and Participating Subdivisions (the “Distributor Settlement Agreement”) and the Janssen Settlement Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2021, between and among the Settling States, Janssen, and Participating Subdivisions (the “Janssen Settlement Agreement,” and together with the Distributor Settlement Agreement, the “Settlement Agreements”). All capitalized terms used in this dashboard have the meanings set forth in the Settlement Agreements.

    The calculations below are the amounts that the indicated State(s) and/or Subdivision(s) would receive pursuant to the Settlement Agreements if all relevant facts and circumstances were to remain unchanged. Be advised, however, that the relevant facts and circumstances, including but not limited to current levels of State and Subdivision participation, are subject to change and thus, there are no guarantees regarding the amounts or timing of any future payment(s). The amounts and timing of any future payments will be governed by the terms of the Settlement Agreements. 
    Payment timing and amounts are subject to change and may be affected by, among other things, increased participation in a State, a State’s eligibility for Incentive Payment D, and suspensions or offsets related to Later Litigating Subdivisions. See, e.g., Section IV, Section XII, and Section XIII of the Distributor Settlement Agreement and Section V and Section IX of the Janssen Settlement Agreement. Payment timing and amounts may also be affected by the Pre-payment Option and/or Significant Financial Constraint provisions of the Distributor Settlement Agreement (Section IV. J and Section IV. K). Please also note that these calculations do not take into account any Settlement Fund Administrator costs and fees that exceed the available interest accrued in the Settlement Fund.
  • Opioid Services Overview (May 2023)
  • Connecticut Opioid REsponse (CORE) Strategic Plan (update May 2023)
  • Exhibit E: List of Opioid Remediation Uses
  • Press Release: Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee to Open Portal to Collect Public Input on Funding of Initiatives to Combat the Opioid Crisis (10/3/23)