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3.9 Civil Rights and Housing for Homeless Individuals with disabilities
1. Civil Rights and Housing for Homeless Individuals with Disabilities By Michael Allen Relman, Dane & Colfax, PLLC National Alliance to End Homelessness July 14, 2011 Washington, D.C.
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28. Civil Rights and Housing for Homeless Individuals with Disabilities www.csh.org NAEH Annual Conference – Washington D.C. July 13-15, 2011
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Notas do Editor
Definition of PSH - A cost-effective combination of permanent, affordable housing with services that helps people live more stable, productive lives.
The state proposes to not only to expand the current system of care, but to create a number of recovery-oriented system enhancements in both services and housing, designed to assure that each person choosing to move from an IMD has the best opportunity for a successful transition to community living
End of 1 st year - (I) offered placement in a Community-Based Setting to a minimum of 256 Class Members who are assessed as appropriate for living in a Commlmity-Based Setting and who do not oppose moving to a Community-Based Setting; and (2) developed 256 PSH lmits for the benefit of Class Members. End of 2 nd year - (1) offered placement in a Community-Based Setting to a minimlill1 of 640 Class Members (including the 256 referenced in subparagraph S(c) above) who are assessed as appropriate for living in a Community-Based Setting and who do not oppose moving to a Community-Based Setting; and (2) developed 640 PSH units for the benefit of Class Members. End of 3 rd year – offered placement to at least forty percent (40%) of all individuals who are assessed as appropriate for living in a Community-Based Setting and who do not oppose moving to a Community-Based Setting; and (2) developed the corresponding number of PSH units or other Community-Based Settings sufficient for tIlese individuals. For purposes of tlus subparagraph, tIlese individuals include the total of (1) all Class Members as of tile end of the second year after tile finalization of the Implementation Plan who are assessed as appropriate for living in a Community-Based Setting and who do not oppose moving to a Community-Based Setting, and (2) all former Class Members who have already transitioned from the IMD to a Commllluty-Based Setting or to anotIler community setting since finalization of the Implementation Plan. offered placement to at least seventy percent (70%) of all individuals who are assessed as appropriate for living in a Community-Based Setting and who do not oppose moving to a Community-Based Setting; and (2) developed the corresponding nmnber of PSH units or other Community-Based Settings sufficient for these individuals. For purposes of this subparagraph, these individuals include the total of (I) all Class Members as of the end of tile third year after the finalization of the Implementation Plan who are assessed as appropriate for living in a Community-Based Setting and who do not oppose moving to a Community-Based Setting, and (2) all fomler Class Members who have already transitioned from the IMD to a Community-Based Setting or to another community setting since finalization of the Implementation Plan. After the end of the fifth year following finalization of the Implementation Plan, Class Members who are assessed as appropriate for living in a Community-Based Setting, who do not oppose transition to a CommunityBased Setting and whose Service Plans provide for placement in Community-Based Settings shall be offered the opportunity to move to those settings and shall receive appropriate services consistent with the Service Plan within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the date of the Service Plan.
End of 1 st year - (I) offered placement in a Community-Based Setting to a minimum of 256 Class Members who are assessed as appropriate for living in a Commlmity-Based Setting and who do not oppose moving to a Community-Based Setting; and (2) developed 256 PSH lmits for the benefit of Class Members. End of 2 nd year - (1) offered placement in a Community-Based Setting to a minimlill1 of 640 Class Members (including the 256 referenced in subparagraph S(c) above) who are assessed as appropriate for living in a Community-Based Setting and who do not oppose moving to a Community-Based Setting; and (2) developed 640 PSH units for the benefit of Class Members. End of 3 rd year – offered placement to at least forty percent (40%) of all individuals who are assessed as appropriate for living in a Community-Based Setting and who do not oppose moving to a Community-Based Setting; and (2) developed the corresponding number of PSH units or other Community-Based Settings sufficient for tIlese individuals. For purposes of tlus subparagraph, tIlese individuals include the total of (1) all Class Members as of tile end of the second year after tile finalization of the Implementation Plan who are assessed as appropriate for living in a Community-Based Setting and who do not oppose moving to a Community-Based Setting, and (2) all former Class Members who have already transitioned from the IMD to a Commllluty-Based Setting or to anotIler community setting since finalization of the Implementation Plan. offered placement to at least seventy percent (70%) of all individuals who are assessed as appropriate for living in a Community-Based Setting and who do not oppose moving to a Community-Based Setting; and (2) developed the corresponding nmnber of PSH units or other Community-Based Settings sufficient for these individuals. For purposes of this subparagraph, these individuals include the total of (I) all Class Members as of the end of tile third year after the finalization of the Implementation Plan who are assessed as appropriate for living in a Community-Based Setting and who do not oppose moving to a Community-Based Setting, and (2) all fomler Class Members who have already transitioned from the IMD to a Community-Based Setting or to another community setting since finalization of the Implementation Plan. After the end of the fifth year following finalization of the Implementation Plan, Class Members who are assessed as appropriate for living in a Community-Based Setting, who do not oppose transition to a CommunityBased Setting and whose Service Plans provide for placement in Community-Based Settings shall be offered the opportunity to move to those settings and shall receive appropriate services consistent with the Service Plan within one hundred and twenty (120) days of the date of the Service Plan.