Montana State Legislature

House Bill 29 established the Transition Review Commission to monitor the development of community-based services for individuals who have been or are at risk of being involuntarily committed to the Montana state hospital and who have a primary diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, other forms of dementia, or traumatic brain injury.

This webpage is the official repository of commission information, including presentation aids, documents, meeting minutes, and exhibits.

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Meeting information

The commission meets quarterly. Commission meetings are open to the public.

Future Meeting Dates:
January 17, 2024
March 11, 2024
July 15, 2024
September 13, 2024
December 13, 2024
June 13, 2025

Next Meeting:

Date: January 17, 2024
Time: TBD
Location: State Capitol, Room 137
Agenda: – sign up for email notifications to receive an alert when materials are posted.

**All meetings are streamed and archived under the "Watch & Listen" tab of the legmt.gov site.**

Meeting Materials (October 24, 2023):

• HB 29
  • Draft Work Plan
  • Adopted Rules 2023
• DPHHS Presentation
• Montana Health Care Association
• AIM Presentation
• Meeting Minutes

 

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Committee Members

Committee members are appointed in accordance with HB 29 section 6, subsection (2).

• Rep. Jennifer Carlson (chair)
• Sen. Christopher Pope (vice chair)
• Sen. Dennis Lenz
• Rep. Mary Caferro
• Heather O’Hara – Vice President, Montana Hospital Association (representative of a statewide association whose primary purpose is representing skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities)
• Mike Lahr – Attorney, Disability Rights Montana (representative of the state protection and advocacy system for individuals with mental illness authorized under 42 U.S.C. 10803)
• Melanie Williams – Program Director, Montana Alzheimer’s Association (representative of a statewide association whose primary purpose is representing individuals with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia;)
• Ann Geiger – Executive Director, Liberty Place (representative of a statewide association whose primary purpose is representing individuals with traumatic brain injury)
• Dr. Reza Ghomi – Co-Founder, Frontier Psychiatry (physician with experience in geriatric psychiatry)
• Sara Hanson-Baiamonte – family member or guardian of an individual who is or has, within the previous 5 years, been committed to the Montana state hospital
• Mike Randol – Medicaid and Health Services Executive Director (representative of the department of public health and human services)

Staff

• Milly Allen, Research Analyst
• Jolanda Songer, Secretary