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

NEXT MEETING

July 15, 2024
8:30 a.m.
Capitol Room 102 & Zoom 
Helena, MT

JULY 15, 2024

Draft  Agenda (Updated 7/15/2024)
Meeting Minutes
Audio / Video

Review of Draft Annual Report

• Draft TRC Annual Report

Statutory Analysis of HB 29

• Memo

DPHHS Update and Report

• DPHHS Presentation

Long Term Care Facilities Update

• MHCA Presentation

Traumatic Brain Injury Update

• Brain Injury Needs Assessment
• Treating Patients with a Traumatic Brain Injury
• Traumatic Brain Injury and Treatment of Behavioral Health Conditions

Quality Care and Transitions

• Presentation

Behavioral Health Solutions

• Presentation

Work Session

• Draft TRC Annual Report

FUTURE MEETING DATES

September 13, 2024
December 13, 2024
June 13, 2025

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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 Hansen-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

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