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    Federal judge allows lawsuit seeking protection for New Hampshire residents facing dangerous institutional placements in nursing facilities to proceed

    Nov 29, 2021

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    Concord, NH. The U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire ruled that a class of New Hampshire residents may proceed with a lawsuit over their right to live independently instead of being placed in institutional care.

    New Hampshire’s Choices for Independence (CFI) program is supposed to help certain older adults and people with disabilities live independently in the community. Instead, the residents in the lawsuit allege the state’s administration of the CFI program does precisely the opposite—it places them at risk of the unnecessary institutionalization that the program exists to prevent.

    The court rejected the state’s attempt to dismiss the case, allowing the residents to pursue their claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Medicaid Act, and due process provisions of the U.S. Constitution.

    New Hampshire residents who depend on the state to provide them with Medicaid-funded long-term support and services are eligible to receive this care in their own homes, avoiding the need for costly, restrictive, and potentially dangerous nursing facility placements. CFI services provide a generally less costly means of supporting older adults and people with disabilities in integrated settings. The residents allege that the state has been systematically depriving CFI participants of the home and community-based care to which they are entitled, placing them at risk of unnecessary institutionalization. The COVID-19 crisis has heightened the importance of preventing such placements.

    Three CFI beneficiaries represented by Nixon Peabody, New Hampshire Legal Assistance (NHLA), the Disability Rights Center – New Hampshire (DRC-NH), and AARP Foundation filed the lawsuit in January 2021. The complaint names the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services and its commissioner, Lori Shibinette, as defendants.

    “On behalf of residents who rely on these CFI services, we are extremely happy with the judge’s ruling,” said Nixon Peabody attorney Kierstan Schultz. “The decision brings us one step closer to holding the state accountable for providing fundamental support to CFI-eligible individuals, their families, and their caregivers.”

    The Nixon Peabody team working on the case also includes partners Daniel Deane and Mark Knights, and paralegal Sharon Willier.

    Please find the court’s decision here.

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