Washington Olmstead Plan Information 
The 1999 Olmstead Supreme Court Decision and Washington
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.)
Washington State Olmstead Planii
Updated February 2012, Washington has an Olmstead Planii entitled: Washington's Olmstead Plan
Further Information iii
Plan no longer available online.
Report: Expanding Community Services: Status of Efforts to Reduce the State Hospital Census by 178 Beds by April 2003 (November 2002): http://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/main/legrep/Leg1102/ECS11-02.pdf
Notes and References: WA12
Washington Legal Cases Related to Olmstead (updated April 2012)
The Center for PAS has tracked 9 Olmstead and Olmstead related legal cases in Washington.
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