Number: RS20029
Title: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND RIGHTS TO COMMUNITY CARE: OLMSTEAD v. L.C.
Authors: Nancy Lee Jones, American Law Division 
Abstract: The Supreme Court granted certiorari on December 14, 1998 in Olmstead v. L.C. to address the issue of whether the public services portion of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compels the state of Georgia to provide treatment for the plaintiff mentally disabled persons in community placement when such treatment could be provided in a state mental institution.
Pages: 3
Date: Updated January 25, 1999