Wyoming

Project Out is an effort within Wyoming to expand the state’s Olmstead Plan to provide the least restrictive environment for consumers with disabilities. This two page document is an overview of Wyomings plan to successfully move people from nursing facilities out to the community.

This webpage provides a brief overview of the Developmental Disabilities adult waiver complete with links and informational video clips.

The Wyoming Department of Health, Aging Division exists to provide a flexible and responsive continuum of services that enables Wyoming's senior citizens to age-in-place with maximum dignity and independence.

The Wyoming Department of Health is the primary state agency for providing health and human services. The Department administers programs maintaining the health and safety of all citizens of Wyoming and the primary approach in solving health problems is prevention.

The official state website offers information and links to government, business, travel, education, environment, healthcare and employment.

Beginning in 2001 and continuing in 2002 and 2003, technical assistance for the Real Choice Systems Change grantees has been provided by the Exchange Collaborative team (combined efforts of ILRU and Rutgers University/CSHP). These documents provide contact information for the TA providers and two charts indicating which Exchange Team is responsible for providing TA to the grantees. In 2002 & 2002, TA was divided according to states. In 2003, TA was distributed according to theme.

In this report, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) traces the budget issues that states confronted in 2002 and examines how they addressed those issues. The report also describes long-term care legislation enacted in 2002 and long-term care planning work that is under way in many states.

The National Council on Disability (NCD) assesses the nation's response to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Olmstead v. L.C., 527 U.S. 581 (1999) that the unjustified institutionalization of people with disabilities is a form of discrimination.

This report presents the findings of a survey of the 50 states and the District of Columbia conducted by the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy/NASHP Community Living Exchange Collaborative to identify states that operate single entry point (SEP) systems and to describe the characteristics of SEPs.

An alert is documented featuring the Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts Online \"This new resource contains the latest state-level data on demographics, health, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation.\" The site link is also provided with information about the states.