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.

• Introduction to Olmstead Lawsuits and Olmstead Plans
• Table: State Olmstead Plans and Alternative Strategies
• Table: Olmstead and Olmstead-Related Lawsuits by 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.)

Pennsylvania State Olmstead Plan¹
As of October 2008

Pennsylvania does not currently have an Olmstead plan¹ developed. Pennsylvania has, however, developed an alternative strategy to comply entitled:
Home and Community Based Services Stakeholder Planning Team Strategic Plan for July 2004-December 2006

Further Information²:
Progress: Money Follows the Person Concept Paper, ARC Pennsylvania, 2006
[http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/Resources/Documents/Presentations/ARC.pdf]

Community Living Advisory Committee report and recommendations on Nursing Facility Transition, Gaps in Services and No Wrong Door, 2003
[http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/Resources/Documents/Pdf/AnnualReports/CLACReport-Nov03.pdf]

Home and Community Based Services Stakeholder Planning Team
[http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/PartnersProviders/MedicalAssistance/AdvocatesStakeholders/AdvisoryCommittees/HCBSTeam/]

Home and Community Based Services Stakeholder Planning Team Strategic Plan for July 2004-December 2006 [http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/resources/documents/pdf/publications/hcbs_spt_strategicplan2004.pdf]

Notes and References: PA^a

Pennsylvania Legal Cases Related to Olmstead
As of October 2008

The Center for PAS has tracked 14 Olmstead and Olmstead related legal cases in Pennsylvania.

• Information and summaries of each case.