On January 25, 2001, 15 individuals filed a lawsuit against the State of Alaska under federal Medicaid law, the ADA, §504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. The plaintiffs, represented by private counsel, alleged that Alaska violated the above-mentioned laws by wait-listing indefinitely eligible children and adults with developmental disabilities who needed services. Specifically, they asserted that Alaska's wait listing individuals violated the ADA's integration mandate as well as Medicaid's "reasonable promptness" requirement. The plaintiffs also argued that Alaska violated federal requirements by not properly processing applications for Medicaid services or giving individuals the opportunity to appeal adverse decisions concerning service authorization or changes in services.

On March 12, 2002, the Court (Judge James K. Singleton) accepted a stipulated agreement by the parties to dismiss the litigation. The details of the dismissal are not available.

Kunyi Zhang - 03/11/2011


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