Publications
The Opioid Abatement Council is required by law to create and maintain several publications, Tennessee Code Annotated Title 33, Chapter 11.
- To create an annual report for the prior fiscal year that details the total funds deposited into the opioid abatement fund, the abatement strategies funded, and any disbursement or expenses paid from the opioid abatement fund
- To develop policies to provide reasonable opportunity to receive input from community stakeholders
- To receive input the council shall receive input from the department's statewide planning and policy council's need assessment process, which is conducted with the assistance of seven (7) regional planning and policy councils, and allow for comment and input from community stakeholders, local governments, state and local public health officials, public health advocates, law enforcement and judiciary representatives, opioid remediation service providers, and other parties interested and actively involved in addressing the opioid crisis and its abatement
The Opioid Abatement Council is required by law to develop "policies to provide reasonable opportunity to receive input" from stakeholders. (T.C.A. § 33-11-105)
Opioid Abatement Council policies are listed below in alphabetical order. Policies are categorized according to their functional area, and each policy is identified by a number consisting of the year it was finalized and its category. Council, Office or Public are the categories, or functional areas in which policies are placed. For example, OFF 24-001 was the first Office policy finalized in 2024.
The Opioid Abatement Council is required by law "to create an annual report for the prior fiscal year that details the total funds deposited into the opioid abatement fund, the abatement strategies funded, and any disbursement or expenses paid from the opioid abatement fund." T.C.A. § 33-11-105.
The Opioid Abatement Council is required by law to “create a list of approved programs for opioid abatement and remediation for use by the council, the state, or local governments." T.C.A. § 33-11-103.
During the September 30, 2022 meeting, the Opioid Abatement Council adopted and approved this list as Tennessee’s Opioid Abatement & Remediation Uses. This Remediation List applies to all County Funding and all Community Funding which is disbursed from Tennessee's Opioid Trust Fund.
Tennessee Attorney General Opioid Settlement Information Page