Opportunity to Comment on Reductions to Medicaid Services and Targeted Case Management

Please be aware of this opportunity to advocate for Montana’s public mental illness treatment system as it faces critical rate cuts.

NAMI Montana’s general messaging on why these rate cuts are potentially dangerous far beyond what they appear is described at this link.

Subject: MAR 37-778 Reductions for all Medicaid Services and MAR 37-801 Targeted Case Management Fee Schedule
 
Interested Persons:
 
Pertaining to provider rates for Children’s Mental Health Services and new rates for Behavioral Targeted Case Management, the department has published two Montana Administrative Register (MAR) with the Secretary of State’s (SoS) office.  
 
MAR 37-778 pertains to fee reductions for all Medicaid services
 
Proposed fee schedule can be found at
Children’s Mental Health Proposed Schedule
 
Hearing is scheduled for July 27, 2017, at 8:30 a.m. in the auditorium of the Department of Public Health and Human Services Building, 111 North Sanders, Helena, Montana.
 
Concerned persons may submit their data, views, or arguments either orally or in writing at the hearing. Written data, views, or arguments may also be submitted to: Kenneth Mordan, Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Legal Affairs, P.O. Box 4210, Helena, Montana, 59604-4210; fax (406) 444-9744; or e-mail dphhslegal@mt.gov, and must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., August 4, 2017
 
 
MAR 37-801 pertains to proposing a Behavioral Health Targeted Case Management Fee Schedule
 
Proposed fee schedule can be found at
Targeted Case Management Services for Behavorial Health Proposed Schedule
 
Hearing is scheduled for July 27, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in the auditorium of the Department of Public Health and Human Services Building, 111 North Sanders, Helena, Montana.
 
Concerned persons may submit their data, views, or arguments either orally or in writing at the hearing. Written data, views, or arguments may also be submitted to: Kenneth Mordan, Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Legal Affairs, P.O. Box 4210, Helena, Montana, 59604-4210; fax (406) 444-9744; or e-mail dphhslegal@mt.gov, and must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., August 4, 2017.