Joint Standing Committee on Health and Human Services, 129th Legislature

• Reports Received by Committee, 129th Legislature 2nd Regular Session (may not include all reports received)
  • Resolve 2019, c. 34, Case Loads for Child Welfare Caseworkers, interim report 10/1/19
  • Court Master's Progress Report 10/2/19
  • P.L. 2019, c. 130, MaineCare Coverage for Parents during Rehabilitation and Reunification, progress report 10/3/19
  • 1st Quarter FY20 DHHS Rulemaking Report 10/10/19
  • OCFS Child Welfare Monthly Indicators Oct 19 10/10/19
  • OCFS Child Welfare Monthly Indicators Nov 19 11/19
  • Report to the Legislature Pursuant to Resolve 2019, c. 41 (asset limits) 12/5/19
  • Marijuana Advisory Commission Annual Report 12/5/19
  • State Treasurer, Tobacco Settlement Report 12/13/19
  • Office of Aging and Disability Services/Office of MaineCare Services, Recommendations for Reform: Aging and Long-Term Services Supports 12/31/19
  • Office of Aging and Disability Services Medicaid Home and Community Based Settings Rule Report 1/7/20
  • DHHS Review of Housing Programs Managed by DHHS and MaineHousing and Maine State Plan on Aging Update 1/8/20
  • Maternal Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Panel 2019 Annual Report 1/10/20
  • Maine CDC Birth Defects Program 2019 Annual Report 1/10/20
  • Maine Department of Corrections 2019 Annual Report on Substance Use Treatment Services 1/2020
  • Maine Department of Corrections Medication Assisted Treatment Handout 1/2020
  • Working Group on Mental Health Final Report 1/2020
  • DHHS Report on Behavioral Health Unit at Cumberland County Jail Pursuant to Resolve 2019, c. 43 (LD 239) 1/10/20
  • Child Welfare Ombudsman 2019 Annual Report 1/13/20
  • Maine CDC Newborn Hearing Advisory Board 2019 Annual Report 1/13/20
  • Acquired Brain Injury Advisory Council of Maine Annual Report 1/15/20
  • Maine Developmental Disabilities Council 2019 Annual Report 1/15/20
  • Attorney General Letter Nursing Facility Cost of Care 1/15/20
  • Office of Child and Family Services Letter Regarding Services for Certain Families Affected by Substance Use (LD 1185) 1/15/20
  • DHHS Report Pursuant to Resolve, To Improve Access to Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Services for Children 1/16/20
  • DHHS Office of Child and Family Services Alumni Transition Grant Program 2019 Annual Report 1/20/20
  • DHHS General Assistance Stakeholder Group Report 1/23/20
  • Office of Aging and Disability Services Quality Review Committee 2019 Annual Report 1/28/20
  • Office of Child and Family Services Child Welfare Caseload and Workload Analysis 1/31/20
  • Maine CDC Lyme and Other Tickborne Illnesses Annual Report 1/31/20
  • Maine CDC Letter Regarding Stroke Prevention, Education and Treatment (LD 304) 2/4/20
  • Office of MaineCare Services Maine Rx Program 2019 Annual Report 2/6/20
  • Office of MaineCare Services and Office of Aging and Disability Services Letter Regarding Transportation Services for the Elderly and Adults with Disabilities (LD 1142) 2/10/20
  • Office of Aging and Disability Services Report Pursuant to Resolve 2019, c. 106, To Promote Quality and Transparency in the Provision of Services By Assisted Housing Programs that Provide Memory Care (LD 1548) 2/11/20
  • Child Development Services Annual Report 2/2020
  • DHHS 2nd Quarter FY 20 Rulemaking Report 2/12/20
  • Maine Children's Trust 2019 Annual Report 3/2020
  • DHHS and DAFS Report on the Service Provider Tax and Alternatives, Pursuant to Resolve 2019, c. 81 (LD 892) 3/2/20
  • DHHS Prescription Monitoring Program 2019 Annual Report 3/10/20
  • DHHS Maine Background Check Center Report Pursuant to Resolve 2019, c. 53, To Review the Implementation of the Maine Background Check Center Act (LD 934) 3/10/20
    
  • Maine Developmental Services Oversight and Advisory Board Annual Report 3/2020
  • DHHS Patient-Directed Care at End of Life Annual Report 3/18/20
  • DAFS Office of Marijuana Policy Maine Use of Medical Marijuana Program Annual Report 4/2020
  • DHHS Report Pursuant to Resolve 2019, c. 102, Directing the Department of Health and Human Services to Allow Spouses to Provide Home and Community-based Services to Eligible MaineCare Members 6/2/20
  • Office of Child and Family Services Child Welfare Monthly Indicators August 2020 9/4/20
  • DHHS Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Task Force Study Report 9/4/20
  • Office of Child and Family Services Children's Advocacy Centers 2019 Annual Report 9/4/20
  • Office of MaineCare Services MaineCare Coverage for Parents during Rehabilitation and Reunification Progress Report Pursuant to  P. L. 2019, c. 130 (LD 195) 9/4/20
  • Office of MaineCare Services Report on HBCS Waiver for Housing-Related Services for Chronic or Long-Term Homelessness Pursuant to Resolve 2019, c. 55 (LD 1318) 9/4/20
  • Office of Aging and Disability Services and Office of MaineCare Services Study of Services for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities or Autism and Adequacy of MaineCare Reimbursement in Relation to Challenging Behavior Pursuant to P. L. 2019, c. 290 (LD 1486) 9/4/20
  • DHHS Report of Working Group to Improve Performance of DHHS Programs and Systems to Alleviate Poverty, Food Insecurity and Hardship Pursuant to P. L. 2019, c. 485 (LD 1774) 9/4/20
  • Office of Child and Family Services Report on Early Childhood Consultation Pilot Program Pursuant to P.L. 2019, c. 481 (LD 997) 10/8/20
  • Marijuana Advisory Commission Annual Report 11/30/20
  • Office of Child and Family Services Children's Behavioral Health Services Annual Report 12/1/20
  • Office of Child and Family Services Child Welfare Annual Report 12/2/20
• Committee Membership and Staff
• Supplemental Budget Documents
  • Initiatives (green paper)
  • Language (purple paper)
  • DHHS Response to Committee Questions 3/2/20
• DHHS MaineCare Expenditures and Caseload Reports received can be accessed here: http://legislature.maine.gov/ofpr/other-fiscal-information/9311
• Government Evaluation Act Materials
  • Maine Children's Trust Report 10/31/19
  • Maine Developmental Disabilities Council Report 10/15/19
•   Committee Materials
• Presentations
  • DHHS Aging and Long Term Services and Supports Update 1/21/20
  • DHHS MaineCare Rate System Update 1/21/20
  • DHHS Update from Commissioner Lambrew 1/8/20
  • Upper Payments Limits Materials 5/30/19
  • Maine DHHS Rate Setting Presentation 4/30/19
  • Gordon Smith, Director of Opioid Response 1/15/20
  • Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center Legislative Update Presentation 1/31/2020
  • OCFS Presentation 2/5/2020 (In Judiciary Committee)
  • Children's Cabinet Briefing 2/12/20
• Interim Meeting 6/12/20
  • Questions submitted from HHS Committee to DHHS
  • DHHS update to HHS Committee
  • Maine HHS State Allocations
• Interim Meeting 7/10/20
  • OPLA Rate Chart
  • DHHS Memo on Rate Increases
  • Appendix K (Sections 18, 21 and 29 temporary rate increases, March 1, 2020 to May 31, 2020
  • Appendix K (Sections 19 and 20, March 1, 2020 to May 31, 2020)
  • LD 1760 (An Act To Support Children's Healthy Development and School Readiness)
  • LD 1856 (Resolve, To Support Individuals with Acute Mental Health Needs)
  • LD 1943 (An Act To Protect Drinking Water for Low-income Maine Residents)
  • LD 1954 (An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Estate Recovery under the MaineCare Program)
  • LD 2056 (Resolve, To Create the Frequent Users System Engagement Collaborative)
  • LD 1142 (Resolve, To Expand Transportation Services for Seniors Who Are MaineCare Members)
  • LD 1418 (An Act To Address Maine's Shortage of Behavioral Health Services for Minors)
  • LD 1936 (An Act To Allow Parents of Minors Who Qualify for In-home Personal Care under the MaineCare Program To Be Employed as Caregivers for Those Minors)
  • LD 2109 (An Act To Implement the Recommendations of the Commission To Study Long-term Care Workforce Issues)
  • LD 2137 Fiscal Note (Resolve, To Increase the Reimbursement Rates for Home-based Services)
  • LD 1984 (An Act To Eliminate Waiting Lists for Home and Community Based Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Autism, Brain Injury and Other Related Conditions)
  • LD 2063 (An Act To Provide Program Solvency, Clarity, Consistency and Flexibility in Routine Public Health Licensing Activities)
• Interim Meeting 7/15/2020
  • LD 803 bill analysis
  • Sponsor amendment to LD 803 (An Act to Strengthen Statewide Mental Health Peer Support, Crisis Intervention Mobile Response and Crisis Stabilization Unit Services)
  • LD 1134 (An Act To Set Aside Funds from Federal Block Grants for Federally Recognized Indian Nations, Tribes and Bands in the State)
  • LD 1295 bill analysis
  • Sponsor amendment to LD 1295 (An Act to Establish Two Pilot Mental Health Receiving Centers)
  • LD 1760 (An Act To Support Children's Healthy Development and School Readiness)
  • LD 1856 (Resolve, To Support Individuals with Acute Mental Health Needs)
  • LD 1946 (Resolve, To Improve Access to Behavioral Health Care by Providing Care in Clinical Reproductive and Sexual Health Care Settings)
  • LD 1954 (An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Estate Recovery under the MaineCare Program)
  • LD 2056 (Resolve, To Create the Frequent Users System Engagement Collaborative)
  • LD 2099 (An Act To Amend Provisions of the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act)
  • LD 2141 (Resolve, Relating to Rulemaking Authority To Ensure Continued Services for Children with Disabilities)
  • DHHS memo to Committee on MaineCare Section 106 Rules (for use with LD 2141)
• Interim Meeting 7/22/2020
  • Agenda
  • LD 1961 PH proposed amendment
  • LD 1961 HS proposed amendment
  • LD 1961 RTR proposed amendment
  • LD 1961 HS and RTR combined amendment
  • LD 1961 - Fiscal Estimate of impact of bill as amended Rep. Talbot Ross - 7/22/2020
  • LD 1961 - Fiscal Estimate of impact of bill as amended Rep. Stover - 7/22/2020
  • LD 1961 - Fiscal Estimate of impact of bill as amended Rep. Talbot Ross and Rep. Stover combined - 7/22/2020
  • Handout provided to the Committee by Carol Kelly
  • Tier 2 language proposed by stakeholders in response to Sen. Gratwick's request
• Biennial Budget Documents 
  • Budget Group A Memo from DHHS
  • Budget Group B Memo from DHHS
  • Budget Group C Memo from DHHS
  • Budget Group D Memo from DHHS
  • Committee Report Back to AFA (4/4/19)
  • First Work Session Schedule
  • Second Work Session Schedule
  • Summary of Totals (salmon paper)
  • Baseline Budget (pink paper)
  • DHHS Management (yellow paper)
  • Budget Initiatives (green paper)
  • Language Parts (purple paper)
  • Budget Materials for Reference

• Orientation 2019
  • DHHS Overview
  • Office of Aging and Disbility Services
  • Child and Family Services
  • Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center
  • Riverview Psychiatric Center
  • MaineCare Program
  • Office for Family Independence
  • Office of Substance Abuse
  • Maine Center for Disease Control
  • Division of Licensing and Certification