New Jersey Olmstead Plan Information 
The 1999 Olmstead Supreme Court Decision and New Jersey
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.)
New Jersey State Olmstead Planii
Updated February 2012, New Jersey has an Olmstead Planii entitled: Home to Recovery - CEPP Plan. Plan to Facilitate the Timely Discharges of CEPP Patients in New Jersey's State Psychiatric Hospitals. The Path to Progress (May 2007)
Further Information iii
Update: Due a lawsuit regarding the rights of people with mental illness to have the choice to live in the most integrated settings possible, the state created a plan as part of the settlement agreement.
To read the settlement agreement between the state and Disability Rights New Jersey, go to: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmhs/olmstead/olmstead_settlement_agreement.pdf
The Olmstead Initiative is Division of Developmental Disabilities's plan for moving 1,850 residents from its seven developmental centers into the community over eight years. This plan is outlined in a document called Path to Progress, which was released in May, 2007. To read a press release about the Olmstead plan, go to: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/news/press/2007/approved/20070502a.html
Path to Progress (May 2007): http://www.nj.gov/humanservices/ddd/documents/Documents%20for%20Web/Olmstead/JSOlmPlanFinal.pdf
Home to Recovery-CEPP Plan (January 2008): http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmhs/olmstead/CEPP_Plan_1_23_08_FINAL.pdf
Division of Mental Health Services Olmstead website: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmhs/olmstead/
Division of Developmental Disabilities Olmstead Initiative website: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddd/programs/olmstead/
Notes and References: NJ12
New Jersey Legal Cases Related to Olmstead (updated April 2012)
The Center for PAS has tracked 4 Olmstead and Olmstead related legal cases in New Jersey.
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