Maryland Olmstead Plan Information
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The 1999 Olmstead Supreme Court Decision and Maryland

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.

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.)

Maryland State Olmstead Planii

Updated February 2012, Maryland does not currently have an Olmstead planii developed. Maryland has, however, developed an alternative strategy to comply entitled:
2009 Maryland State Disabilities Plan

Further Information iii

Progress: Olmstead plan is being developed. Workgroups are formed, composed of Maryland Commission on Disabilities. One accomplishment listed in the 2007 Maryland State Disabilities Plan was the establishment of baseline data to measure Maryland's Olmstead progress with regard to assessment, diversion and transition efforts to the least restrictive environment (p. 15).

Maryland Commission on Disabilities: http://www.mdod.maryland.gov/Advisory%20Commission.aspx

2009 Maryland State Disabilities Plan: http://www.mdod.maryland.gov/uploadedFiles/Publications/2009%20State%20Disabilities%20Plan.pdf

Notes and References: MD12

Maryland Legal Cases Related to Olmstead (updated April 2012)

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

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