The DOJ said state policies meant that 'children were unnecessarily institutionalized in nursing homes.'
The state of Florida violates the rights of children with complex medical needs, a federal judge decided late last week.
The DOJ claimed that state policies violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. The suit claims the state caused harm by separating children from their families and community. "This is a momentous decision impacting hundreds of vulnerable children and their families," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division."The court’s ruling sends a clear message that children with complex medical needs deserve to grow up with the love and support of their families and should not be confined to nursing facilities where they are stripped apart from their communities.
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