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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.

2. Table 1 - Olmstead Plans.

3. Table 2 - Olmstead Lawsuits.

5. References.

6. Download PDF of report.

7. Download PDF of Plan table.

8. Download PDF of Case table.

9. Find Olmstead Information for a Specific State.

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Mississippi Olmstead and Olmstead Related Cases, 2009

May 2009

The Center for PAS has tracked 2 Olmstead related case(s) in Mississippi.

This information is extracted from the "Olmstead and Olmstead-Related Lawsuits" table in the "Introduction to Olmstead Lawsuits and Olmstead Plans" report published on the center for PAS website.

Blackmon v. MS Dept of Mental Health

Date filed: 1997

Case status: Closed

Primary Target group: Mental Illness

Case Type (Olmstead e or Related f): Related

Reference (on the Olmstead & Olmstead-related Lawsuits table) : MS12

Case Summary & Links to Further Detailsiii:

Summary Case argued that failure to prescribe newer anti-psychotic medication violated the ADA as it prevented people being discharged to the community.
Progress Case voluntarily dismissed.

Billy A & MS Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities v. Lewis-Payton et al

Date filed: May. 2002

Case status: Closed (Mar 2005)

Primary Target group: HCBSc

Case Type (Olmstead e or Related f): Olmstead

Reference (on the Olmstead & Olmstead-related Lawsuits table) : MS23

Case Summary & Links to Further Detailsiii:

Summary Case alleged that state policies lead to unnecessary segregation of individuals with disabilities in nursing homes by not making HCBS available.
Progress Settlement. Provides assessment mechanisms for nursing home residents to screen for community transition, provision of support to transition people to the community, increase payments to personal care attendants.
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