Pennsylvania Olmstead Plan Information 
The 1999 Olmstead Supreme Court Decision and Pennsylvania
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.)
Pennsylvania State Olmstead Planii
Updated February 2012, Pennsylvania does not currently have an Olmstead planii developed. Pennsylvania has, however, developed an alternative strategy to comply entitled:
Supporting the Journey:
Transforming Pennsylvania's Behavioral Health System
Further Information iii
Progress: In 2004, the OMHSAS (Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services) Statewide Planning Council was restructured and called for the redesign of the state hospital system to develop community resources to support the discharge of any individual who has been in the state hospital for over 2 years. Since then, three state hospitals consolidations/closures were completed (p. 75 of report).
To read the report, Supporting the Journey: Transforming Pennsylvania's Behavioral Health System, go to: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ucmprd/groups/webcontent/documents/report/p_003099.pdf
Home and Community Based Services Stakeholder Planning Team Website: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/communitypartners/informationforadvocatesandstakeholders/advisorycommittees/hcbsstakeholderplanningteam/index.htm
Notes and References: PA12
Pennsylvania Legal Cases Related to Olmstead (updated April 2012)
The Center for PAS has tracked 17 Olmstead and Olmstead related legal cases in Pennsylvania.
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