Section 5196B - Distributions from the prescription opioid settlement fund and the prescription opioid impact fund(a)(1) The Consortium shall distribute the money in the Prescription Opioid Settlement Fund (Settlement Fund) and the Prescription Opioid Impact Fund (Impact Fund) based on the recommendations of the Commission by awarding grants, by directing the Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Services to enter into contracts, or by distributing funds to State agencies and local governments to be administered as directed by the Commission.(2) If the Consortium does not adopt a recommendation of the Commission, the Consortium shall provide a written explanation of the decision and the Commission may revise that recommendation to the Consortium.(3) The Consortium may not make a distribution from the Settlement Fund or Impact Fund without a conforming recommendation from the Commission for the distribution.(b) The disbursement of money from the Settlement Fund and the Impact Fund, distributed by the Consortium, shall be made by the State Treasurer upon authorization by all of the following, on a form designed for this purpose by the chair of the Consortium and the State Treasurer: (1) The chair of the Consortium.(2) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget.(3) The Controller General.(4) The co-chairs of the Joint Finance Committee.(c) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget may waive the requirements under Chapter 69 of Title 29 for distributions made by the Consortium.Added by Laws 2021, ch. 243,s 5, eff. 10/14/2021.