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Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board

The advisory board provides recommendations on how to best allocate funds resulting from NY's opioid trials.
Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board

Charge

Created via Chapter 171 of the Laws of 2022 and pursuant to Mental Hygiene Law § 25.18, the Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board was established under the Office of Addiction Services and Supports to provide recommendations on how funding received by the Opioid Settlement Fund could be allocated.

Recommendations are required to be evidence-based and can consider federal, state, or local initiatives and activities that have shown to be effective in preventing and treating substance use disorders as well as maintaining recovery and assisting with the collateral effects of substance use disorders for individuals and their families or support system.

Reports

The Board provides their recommendations in a written report to the Governor, the temporary President of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, the Chair of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee, and the Chairs of the Senate and Assembly Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Committees by November 1st each year.

Meetings

Upcoming Meetings

September 26, 2023 10:00 am to 3:00 pm 

Locations:

  • The State University of New York, Zimpher Board Room
    353 Broadway, Albany, NY 12246
  • Horizon Health Alliance
    55 Dodge Road, Getzville NY 14068

 

October 13, 2023 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

October 31, 2023 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

 

Past Meeting Materials

July 10, 2023, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
May 15, 2023 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
March 6, 2023 - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

 

2022 Meetings

December 14, 2022 - 10:00AM - 2:00PM
October 31, 2022 - 10:00AM – 2:00PM
October 19, 2022 - 10:00AM - 4:30 PM
October 14, 2022 - 10:00AM - 4:30 PM
September 30, 2022 
September 20, 2022
August 29, 2022 
August 3, 2022
July 18, 2022 - July 19, 2022
June 28, 2022

 

June 14, 2022

Members

  • Lawrence S. Brown, MD     
  • Anne Constantino     
  • Stephen Giordano, PhD  
  • Avi Israel 
  • Suzanne G. Lavigne           
  • Ashley Livingston     
  • Stephanie Marquesano 
  • Cheryll Moore 
  • Debra Pantin 
  • Carmen Rivera 
  • Joyce Rivera  
  • Tisha M. Smith, EdD           
  • Dr. Ashwin Vasan     
  • Justine Waldman, MD         
  • Kevin Watkins, MD
  • William M. McGoldrick   
  • Raymond Ganoe        
  • Dr. Chinazo Cunningham, Commissioner Office of Addiction Services and Supports
  • James V. McDonald, MD, MPH, Acting Commissioner, Department of Health

  • Dr. Ann Marie Sullivan, Commissioner Office of Mental Health

  • Robert Megna, Director Division of the Budget

Contact Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board

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