About the PA Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust

The Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust (the “Trust”) was established by Order (“Order”) of the Honorable Lori Dumas of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on July 12, 2022. The Trust is governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of thirteen (13) members. The Trust receives funds from settlements entered into by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacy chains. The Trust distributes those settlement funds to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, counties, and subdivisions for use by those entities exclusively to abate the opioid crisis in Pennsylvania.   

The Trust is responsible for receiving and investing settlement money, disbursing annual settlement shares to the state, counties, and litigating subdivisions, reviewing county and subdivision certifications and annual reports on spending, and preparing an annual report and accounting for the authorizing court. The Order creating the Trust is available here. The Report to the Commonwealth Court filed September 10, 2024, is available here.