Maryland § 7.5-1001
Full text of Maryland Maryland Code § 7.5-1001, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 7.5-1001.
(a) The Maryland Office of Overdose Response, in collaboration with the Department, shall develop and maintain an interactive dashboard on Opioid Restitution Fund spending for the purpose of sharing prescription opioid–related settlement information with the public.
(b) The dashboard developed and maintained under subsection (a) of this section shall include, disaggregated by State, county, and municipality:
(1) Payment schedule information on estimated payments to the State, county, or municipality from opioid settlements;
(2) Past spending of settlement funds;
(3) Spending plans and priorities; and
(4) A detailed description of any initiative funded with settlement funds, including performance measures if applicable.
(c) If there is a State, county, or municipal website that provides access to additional information on the use of opioid–related settlement funds by the State, county, or municipality, the dashboard shall include a link to the State, county, or municipal website.
(d) (1) This subsection does not apply to a county or municipality that:
(i) Complies with reporting requirements established in an opioid–related settlement; and
(ii) Shares the data in the reports required under an opioid–related settlement with the appropriate State entity.
(2) A county or municipality receiving settlement funds shall provide to the Department the necessary financial information related to settlement funding to include as information on the dashboard.
(3) Information required to be provided under paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be in compliance with the terms of any opioid–related settlement agreement.
(4) The Department shall upload opioid–related settlement information submitted to the Department by a county or municipality in compliance with the terms of an opioid–related settlement.
(5) The Department shall establish an online portal with instructions for a county or municipality to report or upload required information to the Department for use in the dashboard.
(e) To the extent practicable, the dashboard shall use existing platforms that provide data on opioid use and overdoses in the State.
(f) The dashboard shall be developed and maintained using funds from the Opioid Restitution Fund as appropriated through the State budget.
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