P R O P O  S E D  A G E N D A v.2

(Subject to Revision)

 

 

Select Committee on Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services

Central Wyoming Counseling Center

 Casper, Wyoming

 

 Monday

September 25, 2006

(These times are tentative ¾ if a topic is concluded early,

the Committee will proceed to the next topic)

 

8:00 a.m.                     Call to Order/Roll Call/Approval of Minutes

 

8:05 a.m.                    Dr. Brent Sherard, Director, WDH, Update

 

8:30 a.m.                     Data Infrastructure

  ¾SAD, MHD and WDH status reports

                                      ¾Will the developing system achieve a performance environment with true accountability based on agreed performance and outcomes measures

  ¾Status of agreement on use of client identifiers

  ¾Integration of treatment databases as used in Washington state

  ¾Marla Smith update on Washington State contact

 

9:15 a.m.                    Performance and Outcome Measures 

                                     ¾MHD, SAD and WAMHSAC report on collaboration and consensus

                                     ¾Acceptability of SAMSHA national outcome measures

                                     ¾Science-based protocols for substance abuse treatment

 

11:00 a.m.                   Representatives of Local Substance Abuse Efforts

                                      ¾Christy Stocks, Snake River Citizens Against Drugs

                                      ¾Renae Griggs, Lander

                                      ¾Tom Pagel, Chief of Police, Casper

 

Noon                           Lunch

 

1:15 p.m.         Funding

                                      ¾WDH's and SAD's Current Perspective on Funding

                                      ¾Transitioning from current funding formula to performance-based formula

                                      ¾Incentives/disincentives for performance

                                      ¾National statistics on "optimal" level of care Based on Population

                                      ¾Effects of increases in school and DD funding on 06HB91 plan

                                      ¾How to analyze funding levels and competitive salaries to maintain & improve

                                ¾What data and information will Legislature accept as valid

 

2:45 p.m.                     SAD Single State Plan

                                      ¾Ginny Mahoney, WDH Chief of Staff

 

4:00 p.m.                     Telemedicine and Telepsychiatry       

                         ¾Reports on 2 pilot projects at Peak Wellness Center and Southwest Counseling Center

                                      ¾Potential role of Office of Rural Health

                                      ¾VA use of telepsychiatry as model

     

Adjourn Upon completion of Committee Business

P R O P O  S E D  A G E N D A v.2

(Subject to Revision)

 

 

Select Committee on Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services

 Central Wyoming Counseling Center

Casper, Wyoming

 

Tuesday

September 26, 2006

(These times are tentative ¾ if a topic is concluded early,

the Committee will proceed to the next topic)

 

8:00 a.m.                     Call to Order/Roll Call

 

8:05 a.m.                     System of Care

                                      ¾HB91 update (WDH)

                                      ¾SAD/MHD Subcommittee Representative report (WDH)

                                      ¾Flow of transitional care funding to communities (WAMHSAC)

                                      ¾"Optimal" level of cases based on population and performance-based funding (WAMHSAC)

                                      ¾Low crisis and transitional capacity in communities (WAMHSAC)

                                      ¾Recommendations on crisis stabilization and transitional housing (WAMHSAC)

                                      ¾Alternative uses of state facilities (e.g. Basin, Thermopolis, Lander, etc.), including responsibility for operations and for programming (WDH)

 

9:00 a.m.                     Wyoming State Hospital Strategic Plan and Title 25 Issues

                                      ¾Presentation of August 1, 2006 Report

                                      ¾Emergency Rules of Designation of Hospitals and update on Designations

                                      ¾ Title 25 issues (hearings to be held in county of residence)

                                      ¾Information on involuntarily committed persons provided to communities using a statewide protocol

                                      ¾Termination of the temporary home stay program

 

10:15 a.m.                   Requests For Proposals on Crisis Stabilization, Social Detoxification and Acute Psychiatric Care Pilot Project

                                      ¾Updates

                                      ¾Responses

                                      ¾Reasonableness of timelines

 

10:45 a.m.                   Therapeutic Foster Care Funding (DFS)

                                      ¾Rate increases for foster care not carried over to therapeutic foster care

                                      ¾Disparity between regular foster care and therapeutic foster care

 

11:00 a.m.                   Regionalization Issues

                                      ¾WAMHSAC study concerning costs of ancillary medical care

                                      ¾Identification of regionalization issues and how SIP relates

 

Noon                           Lunch

 

1:00 p.m.                     Tobacco Settlement Monies

                                      ¾Distribution and amounts remaining

                                      ¾Steve Sommers Memorandum

 

1:30 p.m.                     Children's Mental Health

                                      ¾Report on Lander Conference by Sen. Schiffer and Rep. Simpson

 

2:00 p.m.                     Children's Medicaid Waiver Provider Qualifications (Liz Mikesell)

                                      ¾Joy Hill Memorandum

 

Adjourn Upon completion of Committee Business