Jensen Settlement Agreement (METO case) A Brief Summary of Key PointsJensen Settlement Agreement • May 5th, 2020
Disclaimer: Please refer to the Settlement Agreement for exact wording. This document only highlights what is in the Settlement Agreement with page number references to the Agreement.
JENSEN SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTJensen Settlement Agreement • January 13th, 2016
The Jensen lawsuit is a class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in July 2009 on behalf of persons who had been subjected to seclusion or restraint at the Minnesota Extended Treatment Options (METO) program. The lawsuit was heard by U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank and was based in part on a report by the Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. 1
Jensen Settlement Agreement Comprehensive Plan of Action August 2019 Semi- Annual Compliance ReportJensen Settlement Agreement • February 19th, 2022
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Jensen Settlement AgreementJensen Settlement Agreement • August 23rd, 2021
Background In July 2009, the families of three people at the Minnesota Extended Treatment Options (METO) program, located in Cambridge MN, filed a federal class-action lawsuit against DHS. The lawsuit alleged that the METO program used restraint and seclusion in a way that broke the law and violated the rights of the people. The lawsuit was expanded to include all people who were served at METO from July 1, 1997, to May 1, 2011. The lawsuit was based, in part, on a report by the Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. Rather than a trial, the people who brought the lawsuit (i.e., the plaintiffs) and DHS entered into a settlement agreement. The Jensen Settlement Agreement contained many provisions that brought improvements to the care and treatment of people with developmental and other disabilities in Minnesota. The Jensen Settlement Agreement was approved by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota on Dec. 5, 2011. DHS officially closed the M
Jensen Settlement AgreementJensen Settlement Agreement • January 20th, 2015
The Jensen Settlement Agreement is the result of a lawsuit in 2009 alleging that residents of the former DHS Minnesota Extended Treatment Options (METO) program were unlawfully and unconstitutionally secluded and restrained. The Jensen Settlement Agreement allowed the department and the plaintiffs to resolve the claims in a mutually agreeable way.
