​What Would Be the Cost of Our Proposed Olmstead Plan Bill?

        Well, that's an interesting question.
        
         Initially, the question is what are the administrative costs of the Olmstead Planning itself and how are they covered?

           The bigger questions of additional costs for housing and services are part of the subject matter of the Olmstead planning itself.

                See below the process we set out in the draft bill.   

               We would like to work with the State and the Disability and Senior Communities in getting some of these basic concepts that have been legally recognized in the Minnesota Court Ordered Olmstead Plan and others and the 2010 Dept of Justice Delaware Findings Letter institutionalized in Colorado [read so we don't have to litigate it]:

          *Specific Reasonable Meaurable Goals in an Olmstead Plan

       *Reasonable Plans to Bring Housing & Services To Scale To Meet the Need

[We would also note that "bringing to scale to meet the need" is a basic public health concept used by US Health agencies as well as the World Health Organization (WHO)].      
      

Below from Our Draft Olmstead Bill: 

           5. Measurable Goals & Reasonable Plans to Bring to Scale to Meet the Need

A. Baseline: Each measurable goal for increased integration or improvement of quality of life begins with an analysis of what the State has currently achieved in the provision of housing or services, etc. for people with disabilities.

B. Unmet Need: Then the State in consultation with the Stakeholders must reasonably measure the unmet need for the housing or service, etc. in question. 

C. Effectiveness & Efficiency Program Evaluations:  Next the State must conduct high-quality evaluations of programs and practices" to ensure the most effective and efficient use of resources and to ensure that needs cannot be meet within existing resources more wisely utilized.

D.  Reasonable Plan To Bring To Scale to Meet the Need:  Then the State in consultation with Stakeholders must establish a reasonable plan to meet the unmet need with specific measurable goals and a reasonable plan to bring housing and services to scale to meet the need. 

E. Specific and reasonable time frames: Each measurable goal has specific and reasonable time frames.

F. Funding: Each measurable goal will address the extent to which there is funding to support the goal including potential reallocation of funds, use of Social Impact Bonds, future legislation, Etc.
 



​In its Fiscal Note, Nebraska seemed to find there would be no additional public expenditures for its Olmstead Plan Legislation, unless a Consultant was hired.