Colorado Olmstead Plan Information 
The 1999 Olmstead Supreme Court Decision and Colorado
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.)
Colorado State Olmstead Planii
Updated February 2012, Colorado does not currently have an Olmstead planii developed. Colorado has, however, developed an alternative strategy to comply entitled:
Olmstead: Recommendations and Policy Options for Colorado
Further Information iii
Update: Governor Bill Ritter issued Executive Order D 011 09 on June 19, 2009 establishing the Long-Term Care Advisory Committee and charging those members to develop a strategic plan. The July 2010 report is a result of the Executive Order. To download the Executive Order, go to:
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite?c=Document_C&childpagename;=HCPF%2FDocument_C%2FHCPFAddLink&cid;=1251575296064&pagename;=HCPFWrapperColorado Olmstead Initiative website:
http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/HCPF/HCPF/1251575295839Notes and References: CO12
Colorado Legal Cases Related to Olmstead (updated April 2012)
The Center for PAS has tracked 2 Olmstead and Olmstead related legal cases in Colorado.
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