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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Opioid Settlement Fund. The fund shall consist of monies received by the Attorney General on behalf of the State of Mississippi from settlements of opioid litigation with distributors Cardinal Health, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen, manufacturers Janssen Pharmaceuticals/Johnson & Johnson, Allergan and Teva, and pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart, which are deposited into the fund by the Attorney General.
(2) Monies in the fund shall be expended upon appropriation by the Legislature in accordance with the requirements of the opioid litigation settlements described in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Unexpended amounts remaining in the fund at the end of a fiscal year shall not lapse into the State General Fund, and any interest earned or investment earnings on amounts in the fund shall be deposited into such fund.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Mississippi Code Title 27. Taxation and Finance § 27-103-305 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ms/title-27-taxation-and-finance/ms-code-sect-27-103-305/
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