Litigation Updates

A final settlement requires New Mexico to implement new policies and waiver standards designed to protect the health and safety of class members, to ensure timely and appropriate investigations of incidents and deaths, and to improve the quality and capacity of service providers. 

In a strongly-worded decision, Judge Michael Ponsor denied defendant’s Motion for Substantial Compliance, refusing to terminate active court oversight and monitoring of the Massachusetts’ home-based service system created under Rosie D. v. Baker.

Over 3,600 Texans with disabilities are warehoused in nursing facilities in Texas. They're isolated from the community and denied the basic services and supports they need.

CPR filed a class action lawsuit in federal court alleging that the State of Georgia has discriminated against thousands of public school students with disabilities by providing them with a separate and unequal education.

The State of Alabama has signed a Settlement Agreement to provide a range of intensive home-based services to thousands of Medicaid-eligible youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Serious Emotional Disorder (SED). 

Governor Kay Ivey announced on Friday that Alabama has set aside $11 million in its recently passed budgets for the Alabama Department of Mental Health to expand behavioral health services for Medicaid-eligible children and youth.