July 11, 2011 On July 11, 2011, 39 disabled Tennesseans sued the state over cuts to in-home care services that will limit one-on-one nursing services to 12 hours per day and personal assistance services to 215 hours per month. The suit, H.B. and S.B. (by their next friend Felicia Burk), et al. v. Mark Emkes, et al., was filed in federal court in Nashville and claims $10 million in recent cuts by the Department of Intellectual and Development violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act by forcing the plaintiffs to move . . .

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Tennessee Lawsuit Over Cuts To In-Home Services: H.B. and S.B. (by their next friend Felicia Burk), et al. v. Mark Emkes, et al.

July 11, 2011 On July 11, 2011, 39 disabled Tennesseans sued the state over cuts to in-home care services that will limit one-on-one nursing services to 12 hours per day and personal assistance services to 215 hours per month. The suit, H.B. and S.B. (by their next friend Felicia Burk), et al. v. Mark Emkes, et al., was filed in federal court in Nashville and claims $10 million in recent cuts by the Department of Intellectual and Development violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act by forcing the plaintiffs to move . . .

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