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Montana Administrative Register Notice 37-784 No. 4   02/17/2017    
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BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OF THE

STATE OF MONTANA

 

In the matter of the amendment of ARM 37.87.1410 pertaining to specifying the location of minimum scheduled face-to-face contacts within a home and community environment

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT

 

TO: All Concerned Persons

 

          1. On March 9, 2017, at 2:30 p.m., the Department of Public Health and Human Services will hold a public hearing in the auditorium of the Department of Public Health and Human Services Building, 111 North Sanders, Helena, Montana, to consider the proposed amendment of the above-stated rule.

 

2. The Department of Public Health and Human Services will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this rulemaking process or need an alternative accessible format of this notice. If you require an accommodation, contact the Department of Public Health and Human Services no later than 5:00 p.m. on March 1, 2017, to advise us of the nature of the accommodation that you need. Please contact Kenneth Mordan, Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Legal Affairs, P.O. Box 4210, Helena, Montana, 59604-4210; telephone (406) 444-4094; fax (406) 444-9744; or e-mail dphhslegal@mt.gov.

 

3. The rule as proposed to be amended provides as follows, new matter underlined, deleted matter interlined:

 

          37.87.1410 HOME SUPPORT SERVICES (HSS) AND THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE (TFC), PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS (1) through (5) remain the same.

          (6) The following requirements must be met by either the clinical lead, or the HSS-S, or both:

          (a) remains the same.

          (b) conduct a minimum of four scheduled contacts or sessions with the caregiver in each four-week period, two of which must be face-to-face within the home and community environment, excluding an office or facility, based on the needs of the caregiver and documented in the ITP; and

          (c) conduct a minimum of two scheduled face-to-face treatment sessions within the home and community environment, excluding an office or facility, with the youth in each four-week period, based on the needs of the youth and documented in the ITP.; and

          (d) services provided above the minimum face-to-face contact requirements in (b) and (c) may be provided in an office or facility to further meet the identified needs of the youth and the caregiver documented in the ITP. The duration of the contacts are not limited.

          (7) and (8) remain the same.

 

AUTH:  53-2-201, 53-6-113, MCA

IMP:  53-2-201, 53-6-101, MCA

 

          4. STATEMENT OF REASONABLE NECESSITY

 

The Department of Public Health and Human Services (department) proposes to amend ARM 37.87.1410.  This proposed amendment is necessary because it has been brought to the department's attention that there is confusion regarding the location in which the minimum face-to-face contacts may be held. Home Support Services (HSS) are in-home family support services for youth and caregivers focused on the reduction of behaviors that interfere with the youth's ability to function in the family and natural community. The department is amending this rule to specify the location in which these contacts for HHS may be held.

 

ARM 37.87.1410

 

The department is proposing to amend (6) of this rule to specify that minimum face-to-face contacts are provided within the home and community. A new (d) is being proposed which specifies that services provided above the minimum contact requirements in (b) and (c) may be provided in an office or facility location that is sufficient to meet the identified needs of the youth and caregiver as documented in the individualized treatment plan.

 

          5. 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., March 17, 2017.

 

6. The Office of Legal Affairs, Department of Public Health and Human Services, has been designated to preside over and conduct this hearing.

 

7. The department maintains a list of interested persons who wish to receive notices of rulemaking actions proposed by this agency.  Persons who wish to have their name added to the list shall make a written request that includes the name, e-mail, and mailing address of the person to receive notices and specifies for which program the person wishes to receive notices. Notices will be sent by e-mail unless a mailing preference is noted in the request. Such written request may be mailed or delivered to the contact person in 5 above or may be made by completing a request form at any rules hearing held by the department.

 

8. An electronic copy of this proposal notice is available through the Secretary of State's web site at http://sos.mt.gov/ARM/Register.  The Secretary of State strives to make the electronic copy of the notice conform to the official version of the notice, as printed in the Montana Administrative Register, but advises all concerned persons that in the event of a discrepancy between the official printed text of the notice and the electronic version of the notice, only the official printed text will be considered.  In addition, although the Secretary of State works to keep its web site accessible at all times, concerned persons should be aware that the web site may be unavailable during some periods, due to system maintenance or technical problems.

 

9. The bill sponsor contact requirements of 2-4-302, MCA, do not apply.

 

10. With regard to the requirements of 2-4-111, MCA, the department has determined that the amendment of the above-referenced rule will not significantly and directly impact small businesses.

 

11. Section 53-6-196, MCA, requires that the department, when adopting by rule proposed changes in the delivery of services funded with Medicaid monies, make a determination of whether the principal reasons and rationale for the rule can be assessed by performance-based measures and, if the requirement is applicable, the method of such measurement. The statute provides that the requirement is not applicable if the rule is for the implementation of rate increases or of federal law.

 

The department has determined that the proposed program changes presented in this notice are not appropriate for performance-based measurement and therefore are not subject to the performance-based measures requirement of 53-6-196, MCA.

 

 

 

/s/ Jorge Quintana                                 /s/ Sheila Hogan                                   

Jorge Quintana, Attorney                       Sheila Hogan, Director

Rule Reviewer                                       Public Health and Human Services

 

 

Certified to the Secretary of State February 6, 2017.

 

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