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September 2007
 Brown v. Tennessee Department of Finance & Administration
Settlement Agreement
The case of Brown v. Tennessee Department of Finance & Administration, a
class action lawsuit filed in August 2000 and settled in 2004, released the
agreement between parties. The settlement calls for the state to develop its
mental retardation services infrastructure and provider network capacity to
support expansion of quality home and community-based Medicaid waiver support
services for people with developmental disabilities.
The state was to increase access to services and enter a planning process to expand existing services or develop other waiver programs in order to reduce the number of people waiting for services. The agreement
was intended to reduce or eliminate the waiting list for services
and is set to expire on December 31, 2009.
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