Date filed: 1997⁷
Case status: Closed (Oct 2000)
Primary Target group:
Case Type (Olmstead ^e or Related ^f): Related
Reference (on the Olmstead & Olmstead-related Lawsuits table) : LA1², ¹⁶
Case Summary & Links to Further Details ⁱⁱⁱ:
Summary Class action concerning Medicaid-eligible children on the MR/DD^a waiver wait list who were not receiving EPDST services. Progress Settlement. Further details [http://www.advocacyla.org/whatsnew.html]

Date filed: Apr. 2000
Case status: Closed (Aug 2001)
Primary Target group:
Case Type (Olmstead ^e or Related ^f): Related
Reference (on the Olmstead & Olmstead-related Lawsuits table) : LA2³
Case Summary & Links to Further Details ⁱⁱⁱ:
Summary Class action challenging waitlists for community services. Progress Settlement (includes an increase in state spending & a reduction in the waiting time to less than 90 days). In 2003 the state legislature instructed the postponement of adding personal care to the plan due to budget concerns, proposing to add 2000 HCBS waiver slots instead. The Court did not allow this & CMS approved the state plan in Jan 2004. Further details [http://www.advocacyla.org/whatsnew.html]

Date filed: Dec. 2000
Case status: Closed
Primary Target group:
Case Type (Olmstead ^e or Related ^f): Related
Reference (on the Olmstead & Olmstead-related Lawsuits table) : LA3³
Case Summary & Links to Further Details ⁱⁱⁱ:
Summary Class action following proposals for a waiver for children with severe disabilities that offered a capped set of benefits narrower than those offered in the existing waiver. It objected to the method of program implementation, where children would have to give up their place on the existing waiting list if they enroll on the new list. Progress Settlement (waiver proposal amended & CMS approved different waiver conditions).