CRIPA and Federal Compliance

Pennhurst Group staff have been involved in helping state owned and operated facilities that have been subject to various forms of "Institutional Reform Litigation" going back as far as the Terri Lee Halderman v. Pennhurst State School and Hospital Litigation in 1982.

The Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), enacted in May 1980, is only one format of Institutional Reform Litigation that Pennhurst Group has worked with over the years.

Frequently, the US Department of Justice enforcement of CRIPA has been cited as a cost driver for state owned and operated facilities. Aside from the possibility of facility closure, state budget impact is quite notable in that recent surveys show that the average per client cost per diem are increased to multiples of current per diems in those facilities heavily involved in this format of litigation.

If you believe that your Agency facility may be the subject of a pending investigation, or if you have received notice of an investigation that is underway, you need to act quickly. The Pennhurst  team of experts will respond rapidly and effectively.