CFHHS Staff Reports

• Final Report on Committee Activities
  -- Examining Health Care: From Congressional Reforms to Cannabis, Sue O'Connell, November 2010
• SJR 35 Study: Health Care
  -- Swimming in Murky Waters: Thoughts on "Safe Harbor" Legislation: Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, June 2010
  -- Body Mass Index Legislation: Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, June 2010
  -- Summary of Selected Elements of the Federal Health Care Legislation: Sue O'Connell, April 2010
  -- State Reaction to Federal Health Reform: Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, April 2010
  -- Defensive Medicine: Recent Study Results: Sue O'Connell, April 2010
  -- Medical Malpractice Insurance Data for Montana: Sue O'Connell, April 2010
  -- Federal Tort Claims Act and Community Health Centers: Sue O'Connell, April 2010
  -- Medical Malpractice -- Montana's Approach to Limiting Liability: Sue O'Connell, January 2010
  -- Montana's Medical Education, Training, and Incentive Programs: Sue O'Connell, January 2010
  -- UPDATE: Comparison of Selected Elements of Federal Health Care Reform Efforts: Sue O'Connell, December 2009
  -- Federal Reforms: A Look at Health Insurance Exchanges: Sue O'Connell, November 2009
  -- The ABCs of HIT--Health Information Technology: Sue O'Connell, November 2009
  -- The Insured and Uninsured in Montana: Sue O'Connell, September 2009
  -- Primary Care Issues and Health Care Reform: Sue O'Connell, September 2009
  -- Comparison of Selected Elements of Federal Health Care Reform Efforts: Sue O'Connell, September 2009
  -- Glossary of Federal Health Care Reform Terms: Sue O'Connell, September 2009
  
  
• HJR 39 Study: Community Services
  -- White Paper: Sue O'Connell, April 2010
  
  
• Emerging Issues: Montana Medical Marijuana Act
  -- Summary of Public Comment: August 2010
  -- Dispensary States vs. Caregiver States: Sue O'Connell, August 2010
  -- Variations Among State Laws: Sue O'Connell, August 2010
  -- Local Government Authority: August 2010
  -- Action to Date on Law Enforcement Recommendations: July 15, 2010
  -- Action to Date on Work Group Recommendations: July 15, 2010
  -- Key Changes to Colorado's Medical Marijuana Laws: Sue O'Connell, July 2010
  -- Review of Law Enforcement Issues: Sue O'Connell, July 2010
  -- Ambiguities in the Qualifying Patient Definition: July 2010
           -- Use of "Qualifying Patient" in Medical Marijuana Act
  -- Updated Registry Statistics: July 2010
  -- Recommendations from Interested Parties: Sue O'Connell, June 2010
           -- Summary of Recommendations
           -- General Provisions for DOLI Boards
           -- Proposed Changes to Definitions in the Medical Marijuana Act
           -- SJR 7 Study -- Disqualifying Offenses for Direct-Care Workers
           -- Updated Registry Statistics: June 2010
  -- Montana Medical Marijuana Program -- Emerging Issues: Sue O'Connell, April 2010
     -- Medical Marijuana Patient Application Form
     -- Medical Marijuana Physician Statement Form
  
  
• Commitment Laws for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
  -- Summary of Review by Staff and Stakeholders: Sue O'Connell, January 2010
  -- Memo: Analysis of Montana Supreme Court Ruling In the Matter of T.P.: Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, Sept. 11, 2009
  
  
• Agency Monitoring: DPHHS
  -- Administrative Rule Review: Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, June 23, 2010
          -- CFHHS Letter Objecting to Rule Reducing Medicaid Physician Rates: July 9, 2010
          -- DPHHS Response to Rules Objection: July 23, 2010
  -- Administrative Rule Review: Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, April 16, 2010
  -- Background on HB 130 Rules: Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, Jan. 25, 2009
  -- DPHHS Response to Committee Letter on HB 130
  -- Committee Letter Relating to Proposed HB 130 Rules: Nov. 23, 2009
  -- Administrative Rule Review: Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, Jan. 15, 2009
  -- Administrative Rule Review: Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, Nov. 10, 2009
  -- Administrative Rule Review: Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, Sept. 11, 2009
  -- Administrative Rule Review: Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, June 2, 2009
  -- Administrative Rulemaking 101: Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, June 2, 2009
  -- Administrative Rule Review Brochure: Lisa Mecklenberg Jackson, June 2, 2009