Municipalities must respond by April 18 for additional opioid settlement funds

In late 2022, the Attorney General’s Office announced proposed opioid settlements with Teva, Allergan, Walgreens, Walmart and CVS, which will bring additional funds for prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery across Massachusetts.

Last week, the National Opioid Settlement implementation administrator, Rubris, emailed a package of information and materials to municipalities that they must complete for each of the settlements by April 18 to receive abatement funds from these settlements. A municipality must fill out these forms even if it has already agreed to participate in settlements with Johnson & Johnson and Cardinal, AmerisourceBergen and McKesson.

Additional information about the settlements is available on the AG’s website, including estimated settlement payments to participating municipalities and answers to frequently asked questions. Additional questions may be emailed to the Attorney General’s Office at MAOpioidSettlements@mass.gov.