Children, Families, Health, & Human Services Interim Committee
2007-2008

The Children and Families Interim Committee is a joint bipartisan committee of the Legislature that meets between legislative sessions to monitor the Department of Public Health and Human Services; conduct interim studies; and generally review issues related to health and human services.

The committee's activities for the 2007-2008 interim are summarized in the following reports:

• Time for a Checkup: Monitoring Health Care Services in Montana
• Legislative Mental Health Study
• Consumers, Providers, and the State: Their Roles in Health Care Access and Costs

Membership

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Meeting Schedule

Last Meeting
Oct. 14, 2008, Room 137, Capitol: Final Report on Mental Health Study
--Agenda -- News Release -- Materials -- Listen -- Audio Timeline

Full Meeting Schedule
Committee Work Plan (Adopted June 26, 2007)

Assigned Studies

SJR 5: Emergency Medical Services
SJR 15: Health Care Delivery Systems
Mental Health Study

Publications

Staff Reports

Proposed Legislation

The committee has also approved and sent letters on the following subjects:

• MHA Health Care Information Web Site: sent Sept. 8, 2008, to health care providers and insurers
  
• Letter of appreciation to Florida Hospital Association: sent Sept. 8, 2008
• Health Information Technology: sent July 1, 2008, to Gov. Brian Schweitzer
• Food Stamp Eligibility Standards: sent July 1, 2008, to Hank Hudson of the DPHHS Human and Community Services Division
• Proposed Reductions in Medicare Physician Reimbursement Rates: sent March 31, 2008, to the Montana congressional delegation
• Proposed Unbundling of Medicaid Rates for Therapeutic Foster Care: submitted Oct. 11, 2007, to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Proposed Unbundling of Medicaid Rates for Therapeutic Foster Care: sent Aug. 2, 2007, to the Montana congressional delegation
• Mental Health Study: sent June 27, 2007, to the Legislative Council
  

Subcommittees

Committee Chairman Edith Clark appointed a subcommittee for the SJR 15 study of health care delivery systems, to specifically address the specialty hospital moratorium and economic credentialing issues involved in the Senate Joint Resolution 15 study. Subcommittee members are Sen. Dan Weinberg and Rep. Ernie Dutton.

Additional materials involving the subcommittee are available on the SJR 15 Study page.

How to Contact Us

Sue O'Connell, Lead Staff
Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, Attorney
Pat Murdo, Lead Researcher, SJR 15 Study
Fong Hom, Secretary
Legislative Services Division
PO Box 201706
Helena, MT 59620-1706
Phone: (406)444-3064
FAX: (406)444-3036