2010 Arnold vs. Sarn suspension
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This agreement, filed March 3, 2010, allowed the state to cut benefits to seriously mentally ill people who are not eligible for Medicaid. It is part of the Arnold vs. Sarn lawsuit that has defined what services the state must provide to the seriously mentally ill.
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Amid the discussion over funding treatment for mental illness, one point emerged: Arizona's law may be strong but it relies on an old-fashioned idea of how to treat those with serious mental illnes.
The deal struck last week in a key lawsuit ended an unfortunate chapter in Arizona's treatment of the seriously mentally ill. It vacated a court deal in which Arizona was allowed not to follow state law on providing treatment.

