In a landmark interpretation of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities
Act), the Supreme Court decided that people with disabilities have a right to
receive care in the most integrated setting appropriate and that unnecessary
institutionalization violates the ADA. All states must now comply with the decision.
The Center for PAS is tracking the legal and policy ramifications of the Olmstead
decision in each state.
(Data below extracted from the Olmstead Lawsuits and Olmstead Plans report, the State
Olmstead Plans and Alternative Strategies table and the Olmstead
and Olmstead-Related Lawsuits table available at the links above.)
Nevada State Olmstead Plan1
As of October 2008
Nevada has an Olmstead Plan1 entitled:
Nevada's Strategic Plan for People with Disabilities
Further Information2:
The Strategic Plan Accountability Committee (SPAC) was created by executive order in 2003 to hold the State accountable for the implementation of Nevada Strategic Plan for People with Disabilities. This plan serves as a blueprint for improving disability services in the state, and as Nevada's Olmstead Plan in response to the mandates of the US Supreme Court's Olmstead Decision in 1999.
Strategic Plan Accountability Committee, Agendas and Minutes
[http://dhhs.nv.gov/StrategicPlanAccCommitteesPWD.htm]
Update: Nevada's Strategic Plan for People with Disabilities (Nevada's Olmstead plan), 2007
[http://dhhs.nv.gov/SP-AccComm04/Documents/StatusReports/Disabiities/SP-PeoplewithDisabilities_AnnualReport2007.pdf ]
Nevada's Strategic Plan for People with Disabilities (Nevada's Olmstead plan), 2006
[http://dhhs.nv.gov/SP-AccComm04/Documents/StatusReports/Disabiities/SP-PeoplewithDisabilities_Annual%20Report2006.pdf]
Notes and References: NVa
Nevada Legal Cases Related to Olmstead
As of October 2008
The Center for PAS has tracked 2 Olmstead and Olmstead related legal cases in Nevada.
