Nebraska’s Opioid Settlements

85% Opioid Recovery Trust Fund Share

15% Local Share

Ultimate Decisionmaker

’ (DHHS) (DBH) and regions decide majority

Local officials for counties and municipalities

Decision-making Process

Most is disbursed by the legislature to the Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Cash Fund managed by DHHS’ Division of Behavioral Health (DBH). The is responsible for advising the DBH.

also requires the Treasurer to annually transfer amounts from this share to other cash funds assigned to various other decisionmakers, including the Opioid Prevention and Treatment Cash Fund for spending by the state’s health regions.

Localities decide autonomously

Supplantation

Not prohibited

Not prohibited

Grant Funding

No

Up to each locality (availability and processes will vary)

Public Input

Yes (public comment required at and Regional Behavioral Health Authority meetings)

Generally, yes (public comment required at public meetings)

Advisory Body

Yes (not required). See the Nebraska *

The Committee’s bylaws require it to include member(s) with lived and/or living experience.

*Pending impact of .

Up to each locality (not required)

Expenditures

No public reporting required (only intrastate)

See limited details on expenditures in reports submitted by DHHS Division of Behavioral Health to the Governor, Attorney General, and legislature (e.g., ).

Neither public nor intrastate reporting required

Updates

For updates on the Opioid Recovery Trust Fund share, visit the Nebraska Opioid Settlement Remediation Advisory Committee’s , which includes information about upcoming meetings, past meetings, funding updates, and other resources. See also individual regions’ opioid settlement-related websites, e.g., .

To find updates on the local share, a good starting point is to check the websites for your county board of commissioners, city council, or local health department.