Justice Department Launches Disability Rights Investigation into Missouris Use of Skilled Nursing Facilities

The Justice Department announced today that it has opened an investigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into whether the State of Missouri unnecessarily institutionalizes adults with serious mental illness in skilled nursing facilities.

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