This committee is charged with identifying and tracking the utilization of opioid-related treatment facilities and support services within the statewide opioid treatment system, identifying gaps in the system through gap analysis and other means, and making recommendations via periodic reports to the POSDC.

Behavioral Health Resources

The responsibilities of this committee include developing and proposing separate annual budgets for each Opioid Fund; monitoring, making recommendations, and periodically reporting to the POSDC on the income and expenses of the Opioid Funds, including compliance with any statutory or contractual cap on administrative expenses; and preparing an annual report for the POSDC.

Budget and Reporting

This committee will work collaboratively with the Public Outreach and Community Input Committee and the Behavioral Health Resources Committee to review available data to ensure a fair distribution of Opioid Funds to address the needs of underserved communities and marginalized populations within the state. It will also work with the Governance Committee to determine the efficacy of awards and other disbursements of Opioid Funds, and monitor and make recommendations periodically via a report to the POSDC and other standing committees.

Equity

This committee shall have authority to and shall (a) develop and propose (i) ethics standards and training requirements for all Commission members and committee members, (ii) procedures to identify and address conflicts of interest, (iii) rules, terms and conditions, and guidelines or regulations to govern the application and approval process for grants and other distributions from the Opioid Funds, and (iv) other policies, procedures or regulations that are necessary or appropriate to help ensure that the Commission and its committees adhere to best practices and applicable provisions of the Delaware Code and other applicable laws and regulations, and (b) monitor, make recommendations and periodically report to the Commission.

Governance

The Local Governments Committee has statutory authority to make recommendations to the POSDC regarding the distribution of money from the Impact Fund and the Prescription Opioid Settlement Fund.

Local Governments

This committee shall have the authority to and shall (a) develop and propose best practices for disseminating information and gathering necessary stakeholder and public input, (b) identify trends in data collected from stakeholder meetings and public outreach efforts, and (c) monitor, make recommendations and periodically report to the Commission.

Committees

Leadership and Committees

Behavioral Health Resources

Budget and Reporting

Equity

Governance

Local Governments

Public Outreach and Community Input

Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission Members

Joanna Champney

Attorney General Kathy Jennings

Vice Mayor Jason L. James, Sr.

State Sen. Stephanie Hansen, Esq.

State Rep. Michael F. Smith

Tammy Anderson, PhD

Lynn Fahey Morrison, PhD

Chief Kevin R. Sipple

State Sen. Bryant Richardson

State Rep. Kendra Johnson

Rita Landgraf

Kenneth Dunn

Dave Humes

Todd F. Lawson