Montana State Legislature
2005-2006 Children, Families, Health, and Human Services Committee
Children and Families Interim Committee has responsibility for monitoring DPHHS, reviewing their administrative rules, conducting interim studies, and generally reviewing areas relevant to health and human services.
September 12 and 13, 2006.
Agenda September 12 Minutes September 13 Minutes
Rule Issue: Legal Memo
(See Legislation below under Committee Activities for recommendations.)
June 8 and 9, 2006:
Agenda June 8 Minutes June 9 Minutes
March 30 and 31, 2006:
Agenda
Considerations for Crisis Powerpoint;
Community Health Center Powerpoint.
March 30 Minutes. March 31 Minutes.
January 26 and 27:
Agenda January 26 Minutes January 27 Minutes
Link to January 25 NCSL Training Meeting Materials:
Promoting Economic Success for Montana Families
December 8: HIFA Waiver Conference Call-
Minutes
October 20: Agenda & Minutes and October 21 Agenda & Minutes
August 22: Agenda and Minutes
Full Schedule: Interim Work Plan (with suggested meeting dates)
Workplans - 2005-06 Interim Planning Draft
Interim Work Plan (with suggested meeting dates)
SJ 37 Child Protective Services System Overview and Draft Study Plan
SJ 41 Mental Health Crisis Response Overview and Draft Study Plan
Assigned Studies and Study Plans:
- SJ 37: Child Protective Services Overview and Draft Study Plan(includes background and history)
- SJ 41: Mental Health Crisis Response Overview and Draft Study Plan(includes background and history)
Staff Reports:
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- Foster Parent Liability: Issues and Options (8/06)
- Jenks' annotated Table of Contents of LCCF11 to revise Child Protective services Statutes re discovery, etc.
- Mental Health Issues and Options (6/06)
HB 395
Elements of a Mental Health System Inventory
Medicaid MH and MHSP Fee Schedule - Pregnant Women, Children, and Methamphetamine (6/06)
- Report: Parity in Insurance Benefits for Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse (3/06)
- Report: Montana Child Abuse and Neglect Court Statistics and Case Analysis (3/06)
- Report: State and National Child Abuse and Neglect Data Comparisons,
Definitions, and Burdens of Proof (3/06) - Report: Critical Time Lines in State Law: A Brief Review of Montana Statutes (3/06)
- Link to Proposed Public Defender Standards for Representation of Parents and Representation of Children in Dependent/Neglect Cases (3/06)
- Link to Reassessment of Court Practice in Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings in Montana Courts (3/06)
- Report: Legal Basis for Parental Right of Custody and State Right of Regulating Parent-Child Relationship (1/06)
- Report: A Fact Sheet on Child Abuse and Prevention in Montana (1/06)
- Report: Child Protective Services: Workforce Issues and Options (1/06)
- 2003-4 Final Report
- Health and Human Services Acronyms
- DPHHS acronyms
- State Agency Monitoring:
- Related Links
- CMS Information on Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage or Contact: State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) for help: 1-800-551-3191
- Small Business Health Insurance Update from State Auditor (HB 667 Fact Sheet)
- DPHHS Medicaid 1115 (HIFA) Waiver Website
- Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) links
I-CAN! EIC Free (State and Federal) Tax Software:
Montana Free File
Montana Law Help
National Community Tax Coalition
Internal Revenue Service
National Conference of State Legislatures
National League of Cities: (see Family Economic Success)
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Brookings Institution: (keyword: EITC)
- Rule Review: Legal Memo
Draft Legislation considered on September 12 and 13:
- SJ 37: Child Welfare Study:
LCCF01, statute revision commission (NOT ADOPTED)
LCCF11, revisions to statutes: discovery, termination, policy, jurisdiction, appeals, notice, reunification
Jenks' annotated Table of Contents of LCCF11. (SUPPORTED CONCEPT)
Foster Parent Liability (ADOPTED Draft Legislation: See LC0440.)
Drug-Endangered Children Committee child endangerment legislation (SUPPORTED CONCEPT) - "Grandparents raising Grandchildren"
1. LCCF02, school authorization affidavit (ADOPTED. See LC0448.)
2. LCCF04, continuing custody affidavit (ADOPTED. See LC0443.)
3. LCCF05, medical authorization affidavit (ADOPTED. See LC0447.)
4. LCCF06, clarifying grandparent contact statute (ADOPTED. See LC0445.) - SJ 41: Mental Health Crisis Response Study:
LCCF10: Transportation of the Mentally Ill (Committee did not adopt.)
LCCF09: Mental Health Parity (Committee did not adopt.)
LCCF07: Gravely Disabled (Committee did not adopt.)
LCCF14: Define "professional person" to include psychologists (ADOPTED. See LC0441.)
LCCF13: Amend "behavioral health inpatient facility" to allow licensure of nonhospital based facilities (ADOPTED. See LC0442.) - LCCF08: DPHHS Consumer Affairs proposal (Committee did not adopt.)
- Expand CHIP eligibility to 165% of Federal Poverty Level LC0439.
- Ombudsman access top long-term care facilities LC0444.
- Clarify sponsor notification for administrative rules LC0446.
