Opioid Settlements Allocation Amount Details for Grays Harbor County
Leigh Rowley
Media Contact: Leigh Rowley, 360-500-4052
Pearsall Building, Aberdeen - April 18, 2024 - Grays Harbor County is in receipt of payments from the Washington state opioid settlement and is projected to receive an additional $1.7 million in payments through 2038.
Distributor Settlement Payments
From the Washington state lawsuit against McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen. Receipt of funds from the opioid settlements began in July 2023.
Pharmacy/Manufacturer Settlement Payments
In December 2022, Washington state joined multistate resolutions with five companies: CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Teva and Allegan. Grays Harbor County is in receipt of six payments related to these settlements.
There are multiple lawsuits in progress, and the payments listed below reflect the settlements known to-date. There may be additional settlements in the future.
What services can be provided with this funding?
As outlined in the agreements made in the lawsuits, opioid settlement funds can be used for various opioid mitigation strategies such as the treatment and prevention of opioid disorders. Approved strategies for addressing the opioid epidemic include:
Improving and expanding treatment for opioid use disorder;
Supporting individuals in treatment and recovery, including providing comprehensive wrap-around services to individuals with opioid use disorder, including housing, transportation, education, job placement, job training or childcare;
Addressing the needs of pregnant women and their families, including those with babies with neonatal disorder;
Preventing opioid misuse, overprescribing and overdoses through, among other strategies, school-based and youth-focused programs, public education campaigns, increased availability and distribution of naloxone and other drugs that treat overdoses, additional training and enhancements to the prescription drug monitoring program; and
Supporting first responders.
Local governments can allocate additional resources for legal expenses if they choose.
Grays Harbor County Commissioners to set up process for tracking proposals and awarding opioid settlement funds.
The Grays Harbor County Board of County Commissioners will make funding decisions and rely on Grays Harbor County Public Health to administer the funds.
The Commissioners Regular Meeting occurs each Tuesday of the week at 10:00 a.m. Commissioner meetings are held In-Person with a Hybrid Option (currently Zoom) and the schedule of meetings is published on the Grays Harbor County homepage.
Click here for a list of meetings, agendas and meeting material or visit our Agendas and Meeting Information page for more information.
Opioid Settlement Learning Collaborative webinars:
The State Health Care Authority and Department of Health have been hosting bi-monthly Opioid Settlement Learning Collaboratives for local, regional, Tribal, and state agency partners to exchange information, ideas, challenges, and successes related to the use of opioid settlement funds.
Here are registration links:
Register for August 14
Register for October 9
Register for December 11
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