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DHHS: North Dakota has received $26M in opioid settlements; $8M per biennium allocated for grants
Summary
Pam Segnus of DHHS reported $26 million received to date and about $43.3 million expected; statute directs $8 million per biennium to DHHS for competitive grants, with roughly 85% of settlement funds retained by the state and 15% passed to political subdivisions.
Pam Segnus, executive director of behavioral health at the Department of Health and Human Services, updated the Budget Section on the opioid settlement fund. As of Dec. 5 the state has received $26,000,000 and is anticipating approximately $43,300,000 in additional settlement dollars.
Segnus noted the 2023 Legislature required settlement…
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