Indianapolis

Indiana: 
How Far To Olmstead Compliance?

Indiana's "Armstrong County" Olmstead Plan

          This is an unusual document out of Indiana.  It is entitled the "Armstrong/Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program County Plan for OLMSTEAD." 

           What is specifically unusual is that they include the needs of "sex offenders" as well as traditional populations in the Olmstead Planning Process.

            In this document, 

Specific Needs Identified Via the Consumer Support Planning Process include:
  • ACT/CTT
  • Permanent independent housing
  • Mobile Psychiatric Rehabilitation
  • Mobile Medications
  • Enhanced Personal Care Homes
  • Expanded Supportive Living with 4 beds or less Services
  • Specialized DBT Housing for sex offenders
  • Employment opportunities
  • Specialized Sex Offender Treatment
  • Emergency housing
  • LTSR
  • Crisis residential services

This seems like a really important thing for Olmstead Plans to include, especially since we have people convicted of sex offenses and other things discharged to Homelessness.

That is a really BAD IDEA.  We really have to have Zero Tolerance for Discharge to Homelessness and Lack of Proper Treatment.


Maertz v. Minott - 1:13-cv-957-JMS-MJD (S.D. In. 2015) | (PDF) -

​ On March 27, 2015, the United States filed a Statement of Interest in opposition to the State of Indiana’s argument that serious risk of institutionalization or segregation is not a viable claim under the ADA. 

n Maertz, Plaintiffs with developmental disabilities provided evidence that the State of Indiana harmed their health by drastically reducing their home and community-based Medicaid services, placing them at serious risk of institutionalization.