Joint Legislative Oversight Committee On MH DD SAS Agenda

The Joint Legislative Committee on Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services Oversight will hold a two day meeting this month. Many of the topics being discussed will focus on the needs of people with developmental disabilities. We will post an update after this meeting concludes.

AGENDA
February 27, 2008 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Room 643, LOB

Representative Verla Insko, Co-Chair, Presiding
Greetings and Introductions 10:00 – 10:15
Representative Verla Insko, Co-Chair
Senator Martin Nesbitt, Co-Chair

MH/DD/SA System Indicators and Update on Construction Projects 10:15 – 10:30
Andrea Poole, Fiscal Research Division

Review of Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare and Medicaid Waivers 10:30 – 11:15
Dan Coughlin, Area Director/ CEO
Pam Shipman, Deputy Area Director
Craig Hummel, M.D., Medical Director
Piedmont Behavioral Healthcare

Status of Application for Additional Medicaid Waivers 11:15 – 11:45
Tara Larson, Acting Deputy Director for Clinical Affairs
Division of Medical Assistance, DHHS
Leza Wainwright, Deputy Director
Division of MH/DD/SAS, DHHS

DHHS Appeals Process 11:45 – 12:15
Gann Watson, Bill Drafting Division
Emery Milliken, General Counsel
DHHS

Lunch 12:15 – 1: 15

Update on Parents as Providers (Implementation Updates 35 & 40) 1:15 – 1:30
TBD, DHHS

Update on Regionally-Focused, Locally-Hosted Substance 1:30 – 1:45
Abuse Programs
Flo Stein, Chief of Community Policy Management

Division of MH/DD/SAS, DHHS
Update on Data Collection 1:45 – 2:00

Phillip Hoffmann, Chief of Resource/Regulatory Management
Division of MH/DD/SAS, DHHS
Public Comment 2:00 – 3:00

Adjourn 3:00

AGENDA
February 28, 2008 9:00 a.m. – Noon
Room 643, LOB

Senator Martin Nesbitt, Co-Chair, Presiding

Greetings and Introductions 9:00 – 9:15
Senator Martin Nesbitt, Co-Chair
Representative Verla Insko, Co-Chair

Crisis Services for the Developmentally Disabled 9:15 – 10:15
Flo Stein, Chief of Community Policy Management
Division of MH/DD/SAS, DHHS

Developmental Center Downsizing Report 10:15 – 10:30
Carol Donin, Developmental Center Team Leader
Division of MH/DD/SAS, DHHS

Status of Cost-Sharing Under the CAP Program 10:30 – 10:45
Tara Larson, Acting Deputy Director for Clinical Affairs
Division of Medical Assistance, DHHS

Status of Waivers to Create Tiered CAP-MR/DD System 10:45 – 11:00
Rose Burnette, Tiered Waiver Project Manager
Division of MH/DD/SAS, DHHS

DHHS Recommendations to the LOC 11:00 – 11:30
Secretary Dempsey Benton, DHHS

Discussion of Potential LOC Recommendations 11:30 – 12:00
LOC Members

Adjourn 12:00