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Latest News from LRS
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Doe v. State of Ohio update: Court sets trial and orders exploration of settlement through mediation (May 11)The United States District Court Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division issued an amended schedule (PDF file) in Doe v. State of Ohio (PDF file), a class action case that...
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LRS comments on proposed changes to Residential Care Facility licensure rules (May 11)The Ohio Legal Rights Service (LRS) commented on proposed revisions to the Ohio Administrative Code that covers the licensure of Residential Care Facilities (RCF). In its comments...
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LRS supports the Ohio Federation's application to be SAMHSA's Statewide Family Network Program (May 10)The Ohio Legal Rights Service (LRS) provided a letter of support for the Ohio Federation for Children's Mental Health's application to continue its work under a SAMHSA Statewide...
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LRS comments on Ohio's proposed Integrated Care Delivery System (May 9)The Ohio Legal Rights Service (LRS) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) on Ohio's proposed demonstration to integrate care for Medicare and...
Other News
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HUD grant opportunity will provide housing for 2,800 extremely low-income persons with disabilities (May 16)The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the availability of $85 million to state housing agencies to provide affordable supportive housing for...
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National plan announced to fight Alzheimer's disease (May 15)Health and Human Service (HHS) Secretary Sebelius announced plans for research funding, tools for health care providers, an awareness campaign and a new website to help raise...
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U.S. Department of Education issues resource document on avoiding the use of restraint and seclusion (May 15)The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) issued a publication, Restraint and Seclusion: Resource Document (PDF file), outlining principles for educators, parents and other...
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Numbers of students with learning disabilities is increasing in Ohio (May 15)An article from The Hannah Report (Learning Disabled Students a Growing, Neglected Problem, Argue Experts, May 14, 2012) covered the topic of the growing number of students with...
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Organizations will collaborate to improve mental health screening of youth in juvenile detention facilities (May 14)The Children's Law Center announced a joint project with the Children's Defense Fund-Ohio to strengthen mental health screening practices in juvenile detention facilities. The...
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Rule weakens hospital requirements for reporting patient deaths while in soft wrist restraints (May 14)The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), on May 16, 2012, will publish a final rule revising the requirements that hospitals must meet to participate in Medicare...
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Nisonger survey asks about healthcare issues of adults with Down syndrome (May 14)The Ohio State University Nisonger Center is conducting a survey of the health status and access to healthcare of adults with Down syndrome. This data will help Nisonger learn...
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CareSource survey asks for input on Community Care Centers (May 14)CareSource, one of Ohio's Medicaid health plan providers, is considering ideas for expanding its reach into the community by opening Community Care Centers. CareSource states that...
