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

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.)

Minnesota State Olmstead Planii

Updated February 2012, Minnesota does not currently have an Olmstead planii developed. Minnesota has, however, developed an alternative strategy to comply entitled:
Minnesota Board on Aging Strategic Plan

Further Information iii

Update: The 2010 Minnesota Board on Aging Strategic Plan outlines goals toward expanding home and community-based options.

Minnesota Board on Aging Strategic Plan (December 2010): http://www.mnaging.org/pdf/2011_StrategicPlan.pdf

http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/groups/disabilities/documents/pub/dhs16_148067.pdf

Status of Long-Term Care in Minnesota 2005: A Report to the Minnesota Legislature (2006): http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/main/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&RevisionSelectionMethod;=LatestReleased&Rendition;=Primary&allowInterrupt;=1&noSaveAs;=1&dDocName;=dhs_id_059536

Notes and References: MN12

Minnesota Legal Cases Related to Olmstead (updated April 2012)

The Center for PAS has tracked 4 Olmstead and Olmstead related legal cases in Minnesota.

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