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 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 November 7, 2023, is available here.
PENNSYLVANIA OPIOID MISUSE AND ADDICTION ABATEMENT TRUST
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Chair Thomas VanKirk, Esq.
(appointed by the Governor)
*Dispute Resolution Committee Member
Tumar Alexander, Senior Advisor to Mayor Cherelle Parker
(appointed by the Honorable Cherelle Parker, Mayor of Philadelphia)
*Dispute Resolution Committee Member
The Honorable Kevin Boozel, Commissioner, Butler County
(appointed by County Commissioners/Executives of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Region)
*Dispute Resolution Committee Member
Erin Dalton, Director, Allegheny County Department of Human Services
(appointed by the Allegheny County Executive)
*Dispute Resolution Committee Member
Secretary Latika Davis-Jones, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
(appointed by the Governor)
The Honorable Gene DiGirolamo, Commissioner, Bucks County
(appointed by County Commissioners/Executives of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Region)
Steve Jasper, Community Connections Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Administrator Clearfield and Jefferson Counties
(appointed by County Commissioners/Executives of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Region)
Shea Madden, Executive Director, West Branch Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission
(appointed by County Commissioners/Executives of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Region)
*Dispute Resolution Committee Member
The Honorable Robert Postal, Commissioner, Mifflin County
(appointed by County Commissioners/Executives of the Capital Region)
*Dispute Resolution Committee Member
The Honorable Greg Rothman, Pennsylvania Senate District 34
(appointed by the Senate Republican Caucus)
The Honorable Mark Rozzi, Pennsylvania State Representative, District 126
(appointed by the House Democratic Caucus)
The Honorable Jim Struzzi, Pennsylvania State Representative, District 62
(appointed by the House Republican Caucus)
The Honorable Christine Tartaglione, Pennsylvania Senate District 2
(appointed by the Senate Democratic Caucus)
*Dispute Resolution Committee Member