A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over claims of wrongly denied or limited services for people with developmental disabilities after the state adopted a new assessment system.
U.S. District Judge Judith Herrera recently approved the agreement between the state and The Arc of New Mexico, Disability Rights New Mexico and eight individual plaintiffs.
The agreement calls for the state in November to implement a new system for assessing needs.
The lawsuit, filed in January 2014, accused the state of procedural violations under its Developmental Disabilities Waiver program. That program is intended to help those with developmental disabilities obtain access to therapeutic and medical care and other services.
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