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.)

Wyoming State Olmstead Plan¹
As of October 2008

Wyoming has an Olmstead Plan¹ entitled:
Wyoming Draft Olmstead Plan

Further Information²:
Olmstead state plan not available online.

Project Out is a key component of Wyoming’s Olmstead Plan, and provides Medicaid eligible individuals, who are residing in nursing homes or are at risk of residing in a nursing home, the opportunity to live in the community, rather than in an institution. In previous years, Project Out was funded through a CMS grant, which was administered the Aging Division and piloted by one provider. Because of its success, beginning July 1, 2006, Project Out is now funded by a mix of state and federal dollars through the Wyoming Medicaid Program.
[http://wdh.state.wy.us/aging/matrix.html]

Wyoming Department of Health, Aging Division Four Year State Plan (2006-2010): [http://wdh.state.wy.us/Media.aspx?mediaId=4244]

Notes and References: WY^a

Wyoming Legal Cases Related to Olmstead
As of October 2008

The Center for PAS has tracked 1 Olmstead and Olmstead related legal case in Wyoming.

• Information and summaries of each case.