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Discusses Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department ( --- F.3d ----, 2016 WL 4916936), in which a divided Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a person who "has been adjudicated intellectually disabled" or "has been committed to a mental institution" is not permanently barred from possessing firearms

"In 1963, individuals with developmental disabilities faced exclusion from many spheres of public and private life, including most schools and community spaces. Many spent nearly their entire lives in large, state-run institutions. These institutions were often grossly underfunded and reports of systemic abuse and neglect were common. It is in this context that what is now known as the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act) was signed into law by President John F. Kennedy. ... The DD Act was reauthorized in 2000."

Discusses the laws on the possession or acquisition of firearms by people with a mental illness.

Discusses whether Connecticut or any other state has an involuntary outpatient treatment law for people with severe mental illness.

Provides general information about the HUSKY program and the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) program and their bulimia coverage, if any.

Discusses whether the federal and state constitutions allow the execution of mentally retarded people, whether other states prohibit it, and whether there is a statutory definition of mental retardation in Connecticut.

Discusses the Supreme Court's decision in the Olmstead case, addressing a recent federal agency letter to state Medicaid directors.

Discusses the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the unjustified isolation of mentally disabled patients in institutional settings constitutes discrimination based on disability (Olmstead v. L.C., U.S. 98-536).