Minnesota
State Facts
Deaths, or 68.3% of all overdose deaths in the year ending April 2025 involved opioids.¹
Claims, or 3.2% of all Medicare Part D claims were for opioids in 2023- an average of 32 per prescriber.²
Opioid Prescriptions were written for every 100 persons in Minnesota in 2023.³
the estimated total societal cost of opioid use disorder (OUD) in Minnesota in 2024.⁴
Opioid Settlement Funds
Minnesota’s Opioid Epidemic Response Advisory Council (OERAC) is directed to focus on prevention and education, training on the treatment of addiction, expansion and enhancement of the continuum of care for opioid-related substance use disorders, the development of measure to assess and protect those with needs for prescription pain medication to maintain their access.
See the Office of Management and Budget’s Opioid Epidemic Response Spending Dashboard HERE
Member & Endorser Footprint
Co-Sponsors (119th)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-02)
Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN-02)
Rep. Kelly Morrison (D-MN-03)
2025 Introduced Relevant Legislation
SF 1947/HF 1807
Prevents Minnesota’s Medicaid program from favoring opioids over FDA-approved non-opioid pain treatments on its preferred drug list, ensuring non-opioid options are equally accessible and not subject to more restrictive coverage requirements.
Introduced
02/27/2025Plan Impact
MedicaidSF 1946/HF 1806
This bill requires health plans to cover non-opioid and nonpharmacologic pain management options as part of their standard benefits.
Introduced
02/27/2025Plan Impact
Medicaid & CommercialHF 1379
This bill allows patients to issue nonopioid directives, which health care providers must include in medical records and generally follow, ensuring that patients are not offered or administered opioids except in limited circumstances.
Introduced
02/24/2025Voices Letters
SF 1947 Support Letter
HF 1807 Support Letter
HF 1379 Support Letter
SF 1946 RFI Comments
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/drug-overdose-data.htm
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). Medicare Part D Opioid Prescribing Mapping Tool. https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/f1051d23738c4980a08002bf301f7d8a
3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025). Opioid Dispensing Rate Maps. https://www.cdc.gov/overdose-prevention/data-research/facts-stats/opioid-dispensing-rate-maps.html
4. Avalere Health (2025). The cost of addiction: Opioid use disorder in the United States. https://advisory.avalerehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Avalere-Health-White-Paper_The-cost-of-opioid-addiction_OUD-in-the-United-States.pdf