With the growing concern about the institutional bias within states' long term care systems, the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C. (1999) held that, under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), people with disabilities have a right to receive care in the most integrated setting appropriate. Given the importance of personal assistance services in helping people with disabilities to live independently, PAS Center researchers have collected secondary data on Olmstead related activities in states. Two reports from this research are now available. The first report provides information on the formal strategies (Olmstead Plans) that states have developed in response to the Olmstead ruling. It identifies 27 states with Olmstead Plans and 4 states that are developing their response to Olmstead. The second report presents a summary of 123 Olmstead related lawsuits and indicates that 42 states have had lawsuits relating to the Olmstead decision brought against them. More details about this research and methodology, the Olmstead ruling as well as further sources of information and analysis are provided in the reports.

Report is published on the Center for PAS Website at the location below.