North Carolina Olmstead Plan Information 
The 1999 Olmstead Supreme Court Decision and North Carolina
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.)
North Carolina State Olmstead Planii
Updated February 2012, North Carolina does not currently have an Olmstead planii developed. North Carolina has, however, developed an alternative strategy to comply entitled:
Olmstead Report to North Carolina State Legislature, 2008
Further Information iii
Update: Money Follows the Person state demonstration project website: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/dma/MoneyFollows/index.htm
Office of Long-Term Services and Supports website: http://www.ncdhhs.gov/olts/index.htm
Olmstead report to North Carolina state legislature, 2008 http://www.ncdhhs.gov/mhddsas/statspublications/reports/LOC/loc-05-08-olmsteadreport.pdf
Notes and References: NC12
North Carolina Legal Cases Related to Olmstead (updated April 2012)
The Center for PAS has tracked 4 Olmstead and Olmstead related legal cases in North Carolina.
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