Article Publication Date:
9/12/2008
Summary:
Tables listing the formal strategies adopted by each state to achieve compliance with the Olmstead decision and community integration lawsuits related to the case are maintained here. In 1999, the Supreme Court found that people have the right to receive care in the most integrated, least restrictive setting appropriate. This report gives more details on that decision and summarizes the impact it has had on community integration in general.
Topics:
Accessibility
Types/Tools:
Populations:
N/A
Sources:
Center for Personal Assistance Services; PAS Center
Programs/Initiatives:
Olmstead
States:
All States/Territories; Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Illinois; Idaho; District of Columbia; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming
Keywords:
Community Inclusion
Olmstead plan; lawsuit
Contact
Center for Personal Assistance Services University of California San Francisco
PAS@ucsf.edu
Phone:
415-502-7190
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51812