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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.

Next Meeting:

Date: October 24, 2023
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: State Capitol, Room 137
Agenda: Forthcoming – 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.**

Committee Members

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

  • Sen. Dennis Lenz
  • Sen. Christopher Pope
  • Rep. Mary Caferro
  • Rep. Jennifer Carlson
  • 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

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