The methods used to distribute opioid settlement funds in Washington County has come under criticism once again. This time it is the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania leveling the complaint. The Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust is the committee that oversees Pennslyvania’s opioid settlement trust fund. According to the Observer Reporter, in a meeting on December 4, the committee rejected eight applicants and put nine other applicants under review. Singling out Washington County, the committee has decided to assign a liaison to monitor the awarding of future grants. Eight grants were considered non-compliant. The county now has the option to take back that grant money, or proceed to award those grants, however that money would come from county funds and not opioid settlement funds. This decision comes on the heels of criticism by the Washington County Drug and Alcohol Commission asking for clarity on the distribution of opioid settlement funds and the reasoning behind establishing a drug and alcohol treatment division in the county’s Human Services department.