Alabama Olmstead Plan Information 
The 1999 Olmstead Supreme Court Decision and Alabama
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
For a complete list of Federal cases please refer to the Department of Justice, Olmstead Litigation page.
(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.)
Alabama State Olmstead Planii
Updated February 2012, Alabama does not currently have an Olmstead planii developed. Alabama has, however, developed an alternative strategy to comply entitled:
Alabama Medicaid: The Olmstead decision and Alabama's response
Further Information iii
State Olmstead website:
http://216.226.177.83/CONTENT/4.0_Programs/4.3.0_LTC/4.3.4.2_Olmstead_Decision.aspXUpdate: Since 2000, the Alabama Medicaid Agency has served as lead agency for the Olmstead Planning Initiative in collaboration with the Governor's Office on Disability:
Other documents: Principles for Olmstead Planning:
http://medicaid.alabama.gov/documents/4.0_Programs/4.3_LTC_Services/4.3.4_Resources_Forms/4.3.4.2_Olmstead_Decision/4.3.4.2_Olmstead_Planning_Principles_4-27-05.pdfSummary of Alabama's Olmstead Planning Initiative:
http://medicaid.alabama.gov/documents/4.0_Programs/4.3_LTC_Services/4.3.4_Resources_Forms/4.3.4.2_Olmstead_Decision/4.3.4.2_Olmstead_Summary_FAQs.pdfNotes and References: AL12
Alabama Legal Cases Related to Olmstead (updated April 2012)
The Center for PAS has tracked 3 Olmstead and Olmstead related legal cases in Alabama.
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