State outlines permitted uses, audits and enforcement for opioid settlement funds
New Mexico Department of Justice and state officials described settlement terms, approved uses for abatement funds and the state-local allocation agreement that splits proceeds; DOJ said it enforces compliance and the State Auditor will audit spending.
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Joanne Mead, general counsel for the New Mexico Department of Justice, told the Legislative Health & Human Services Committee that the state has settled multiple opioid-related actions and that those settlement agreements specify allowable uses and enforcement tools.
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