Today we are releasing a report, The License to Mismanage: Investigating Utah’s Troubled Long Term Care System, that explores the State’s oversight of long-term care facilities with a focus on […]
Opening Session: Olmstead and the promise of the Home and Community-Based Settings Rule Elizabeth Edwards, National Health Law Program Best Practices in Residential Settings: How to Avoid Barriers and Pitfalls […]
On January 16, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released what are commonly referred to as its Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) settings regulations. This document outlines […]
Introduction The Disability Law Center (“DLC”), established in 1978, is a private, independent nonprofit organization designated by the governor as the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (“P&A”) agency for the […]
Call for Action As the State’s Protection and Advocacy Agency, the Disability Law Center (DLC) advocates for the full inclusion of people with disabilities by promoting comprehensive, quality community-based services […]
Please fill out our brief survey after viewing! Watch a recording of the Disability Law Center’s (DLC) webinar regarding the HCBS Settings Rule. We have two years until the home […]
What law protects residents in nursing homes? Nursing home residents are protected from involuntary transfer and discharge under the Nursing Home Reform Law of 1987. The Reform Law applies to […]
In 2009, the Civil Rights Division launched an aggressive effort to enforce the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C., a ruling that requires states to eliminate unnecessary segregation of […]
The Disability Information and Access Line helps people with disabilities get connected to information about local community resources that support independent living.