This is the first report by the Court Monitor ("Monitor") on the implementation of the Settlement Agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the State of Delaware ("the State"). The Settlement Agreement concerns the civil rights of individuals with serious and persistent mental illnesses ("SPMI") who are served in Delaware's public programs. The report presents the Monitor's findings and recommendations relating to the State's progress toward compliance during the six-month period from the date the Settlement Agreement took effect July 15, 2011
Settlement Agreement - State and US Dept. of Justice reach Delaware Psychiatric Center settlement.
Letter to Medicaid Prescription Providers - Delaware is currently the second state in the US in oxycodone consumption per capita based on information from the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Census Bureau and the Food and Drug Administration. The Delaware Medicaid & Medical Assistance Program, on the recommendation of the Drug Utilization Review Board, will require stricter criteria in the approval of these drugs beginning March 1, 2012.
