North Dakota Settlement AgreementSettlement Agreement • October 16th, 2023
Contract Type FiledOctober 16th, 2023In December 2020 the State of North Dakota entered into a Settlement Agreement with the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) resolving complaints alleging that the State failed to administer long-term services and supports to people with physical disabilities in the Most Integrated Setting appropriate, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Settlement Agreement required the development of Implementation Plans to identify benchmarks and timelines for meeting requirements, biannual data and progress reports by the State, and biannual reports from the Subject Matter Expert (SME). This is the SME’s fifth report on progress being made by North Dakota, coming at two and one-half years into the Settlement Agreement.