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Purpose:
Monitor services and conduct planning in order to comply with the United States Supreme Court's Olmstead decision by providing appropriate community-based services for individuals with disabilities, consistent with the needs and available resources of the state. See Olmstead decision summary information.
Vision:
People will be able to make choices about services and supports based on knowledge and understanding of all service options.
ND Olmstead Plan Documents:
- Comprehensive Working Plan to Enhance Community Services in Response to Olmstead
- NOTE: Plan is currently being revised.
- Updated in May 2008, the state's plan includes:
- Background on the Olmstead Decision
- Historical information about state efforts to serve individuals with disabilities in less restrictive settings
- A record of state and Olmstead Commission efforts,
- State's planning document, which is a working document.
Commission:
- Executive Order 2010-15 (Oct. 2010)
- Members
- The Commission is co-chaired by Jason Nisbet, representative of N.D. Governor's Office, and Christopher Jones, Executive Director of N.D. Department of Human Services.
- The Commission is co-chaired by Jason Nisbet, representative of N.D. Governor's Office, and Christopher Jones, Executive Director of N.D. Department of Human Services.
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Accordion Section Title
Meeting Agendas, Minutes and Public Announcements
Olmstead Commission Meetings
Agendas
- Nov. 9, 2017
- May 11, 2017
- October 31, 2016
- March 18, 2016
- December 11, 2015
- Special Meeting - November 2, 2015
- July 1, 2015
- October 16, 2014
- February 20, 2014
- October 25, 2012
- April 25, 2012
- February 24, 2012
- September 13, 2011
- July 29, 2010
- July 9, 2009
Meeting Minutes
- May 11, 2017 meeting
- October 31, 2016 meeting
- July 1, 2015 meeting
- October 16, 2014 meeting
- September 13, 2011 meeting
- Powerpoint handout: Olmstead v. L.C. Developments (September 2011)
- July 29, 2010 meeting
- Handout: Transition Age Youth Pilot Project
Meeting Announcements
Handouts:
- North Dakota Olmstead Plan 2010 Update (July 2010)
- ND Department of Human Services’ Olmstead Plan Accomplishments Report to the Olmstead Commission
- ND Real Choice Systems Change Grant Rebalancing Initiative Steering Committee Report to the Olmstead Commission
- ND Real Choice Rebalancing Grant – Summary of Studies and Reports Related to ND’s Aging Population and People with Disabilities
Olmstead Work Group
- Agendas
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Related Efforts & Initiatives:
- North Dakota Life Skills and Transition Center – Transition to Community Task Force (underway)
- North Dakota Money Follows the Person Grant Initiative (underway)
- A federal grant-funded effort that focuses on 1) transitioning qualifying Medicaid-eligible individuals from nursing homes and Intermediate Care Facilities for individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID is a federal term) to community settings, and 2) to strengthen access to and usage of home and community-based long-term care services