North Carolina Draft Olmstead Plan Promotes Diverting People From Institutions By Expanding Community Living Services

On October 12, 2021, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) released a draft version of the state’s first Olmstead Plan that promotes diverting people from institutions by expanding community living services. Specifically, the plan will guide how the state will promote serving individuals with disabilities in the least restrictive appropriate setting. It intends to finalize the plan by the end of 2021. In general, the state will seek to divert people from entering institutions and support those wishing to leave by offering an array of community living services and supports. The draft plan addresses access . . .