2009-2010 Interim Testimony
Testimony by N. D. Department of Human Services staff members before Legislative Interim Committees is listed below. Testimony is posted by committee, and is listed by date. For convenience, presenter and subject information is included.
Detailed information about committee responsibilities, membership, and upcoming meetings, is listed on the Legislative Council Web site at http://www.legis.nd.gov/council/interim/2009-2010.html
List By Committee:
- Administrative Rules Committee
- Budget Section:
- Commission on Alternatives to Incarceration:
- Education Committee:
- Health and Human Services Committee:
- Industry, Business, and Labor Committee:
- Information Technology Committee:
- Judicial Process Interim Committee
- Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee
- Long Term Care Committee:
- Public Safety Committee
- Tribal-State Relations Committee
- Archive links to past Testimony:
Administrative Rules Committee
Budget Section
| Department Testimony | ||
|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2010 | Jennifer Witham, Information Technology Services Division Director | Update on budget of the Medicaid Systems Project and Medicaid claims processing |
| June 22, 2010 | Jennifer Witham, Information Technology Services Division Director | Update on Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) project |
| June 22, 2010 | Tom Burlin, Chief Operating Officer for public sector porfolio, Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), a Xerox company | |
| March 11, 2010 | Jennifer Witham, Information Technology Services Division Director | |
| March 11, 2010 | Mark Boxer, Senior Vice President of Global Technology Services for Affiliated Computer Services | ACS Testimony: North Dakota MMIS System Project Status |
| December 15, 2009 | Jennifer Witham, Information Technology Services Division Director | |
| September 15, 2009 | Jennifer Witham, Information Technology Services Division Director | Request use of contingency funds and status report on the Medicaid Systems Project (MMIS) HANDOUT: Executive Summary - Impact of Implementation Schedule Delay |
| September 15, 2009 | Mark Boxer, Senior Vice President of Global Technology Services for Affiliated Computer Services | ACS Testimony: North Dakota MMIS System Project Status |
Commission on Alternatives to Incarceration
| Department Testimony | ||
|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2010 | JoAnne Hoesel, DHS Division of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services | Report on residential treatment services for individuals with a primary methamphetamine addiction |
| March 24, 2010 | Pamela Sagness, DHS Prevention Administrator, Division of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services | Information on the substance abuse prevention coordinators and the North Dakota community readiness survey |
Education Committee
| Department Testimony | ||
|---|---|---|
| October 12, 2010 | JoAnne Hoesel, DHS Division of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services | Report from the Autism Spectrum Disorder Task Force |
Health and Human Services Committee
| Department Testimony | ||
|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2010 | JoAnne Hoesel, DHS Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Division Director | Update on mental health and substance abuse treatment beds in the state |
| October 7, 2010 | Maggie Anderson, DHS Medical Services Division Director | Report on Children's Health Insurance Program enrollment and costs |
| October 7, 2010 | Carol Cartledge, DHS Public Assistance Director | Report on Alternatives to Abortion Services |
| August 5, 2010 | Barb Siegel, DHS Child Support Enforcement Division | Impact of federal health care reform legislation on the child support enforcement program |
| August 5, 2010 | Maggie Anderson, DHS Medical Services Division Director | Number of Native Americans eligible for Medicaid by county |
| August 5, 2010 | Nancy McKenzie, Statewide Director of DHS Regional Human Service Centers | Mental health and substance abuse treatment referral sources, service issues, crisis-bed capacity, per capita cost of services |
| August 5, 2010 | Maggie Anderson, DHS Medical Services Division Director | Money Follows the Person Quality of Life Survey results |
| August 5, 2010 | Carol Cartledge, DHS Public Assistance Director | Report on alternatives to abortion services provided |
| August 5, 2010 | Tara Muhlhauser, DHS Children and Family Services Division Director | Report on adoptions and services for pregnant minors |
| August 5, 2010 | Maggie Anderson, DHS Medical Services Division Director | Medicaid eligibility criteria fro pregnant women |
| June 16, 2010 | Brenda Weisz, DHS Chief Financial Officer | Preliminary, estimated costs to continue services for the 2011 – 2013 biennium |
| June 16, 2010 | Nancy McKenzie, Statewide Director of DHS Regional Human Service Centers | Report on cost of substance abuse and mental health services in each region and numbers of people served |
| June 16, 2010 | Karen Tescher, Assistant Director of Long-Term Care Services, DHS Medical Services Division | Comparison of costs associated with Money Follows the Person grant services and costs related to nursing facility and intermediate care facility services |
| June 16, 2010 | Carol Cartledge, DHS Public Assistance Director | Report on Alternatives-to-Abortion services |
| March 23, 2010 | Maggie Anderson, DHS Medical Services Division Director | Update on Money Follows the Person (MFP) grant activities and the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) |
| March 23, 2010 | Maggie Anderson, DHS Medical Services Division Director | Report on number of pregnant women denied Medicaid coverage due to income; household size of those receiving Medicaid prenatal and delivery services; number of teens receiving prenatal services through the Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP); and eligibility requirements for Medicaid and CHIP |
| March 23, 2010 | Marilyn Rudolph, DHS North Central Human Service Center Director | Report on services and outcomes at Kay's Place (formerly called Oppen Home for girls) |
| March 23, 2010 | Tara Muhlhauser, Children & Family Services Division Director | Child welfare-related memorandums of understanding with tribal entities |
| Nov. 18, 2009 | Maggie Anderson, DHS Medical Services Division | Programs and services available to pregnant minors |
| Nov. 18, 2009 | Delores Friedt, DHS Children & Family Services Division | Programs and services available to pregnant minors |
| Nov. 18, 2009 | Carol Cartledge, DHS Public Assistance | Status of Alternatives-to-Abortion Services |
| Nov. 18, 2009 | Maggie Anderson, DHS Medical Services Division | State Children's Health Insurance Program Annual Report |
| Nov. 18, 2009 | Maggie Anderson, DHS Medical Services Division | Unmet Healthcare Needs Study - Handout: N.D. Medicaid health coverage summary |
| Nov. 17, 2009 | Brenda Weisz, DHS Chief Financial Officer | Coordination of state and tribal human service programs; involvement of counties and tribes in DHS budgeting process; status of Indian county payments |
| Nov. 17, 2009 | JoAnne Hoesel, DHS Division of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services | Voucher use and client ability to choose providers |
| Nov. 17, 2009 | Jennifer Witham, DHS Information Technology Services Division | Status: Medicaid Systems Project (MMIS) |
Industry, Business & Labor Committee
| Department Testimony | ||
|---|---|---|
| April 28, 2010 | Maggie Anderson, Medical Services Division Director | Impact of Health Care Reform Legislation on the Medicaid Program and ND Dept. of Human Services |
Information Technology Committee
| Department Testimony | ||
|---|---|---|
| October 14, 2010 | DHS Information Technology Services Division Director | Medicaid Systems Project report |
| March 24, 2010 | Jennifer Witham, Information Technology Services Division Director | Minimum Data Set project startup report |
| January 27, 2010 | Jennifer Witham, Information Technology Services Division Director | Status of Medicaid Systems Project, Office Vision replacement project, and Master Client Index project |
| October 20, 2009 | Jennifer Witham, Information Technology Services Division Director | Status of Medicaid Systems Project and Electronic Benefits Transfer Project |
Judicial Process Interim Committee
| Department Testimony | ||
|---|---|---|
Sept. 16, 2010 |
James Fleming, Child Support Enforcement |
Child Support Enforcement developments including child support guidelines, child care expenses, interstate cases, and outreach to the state bar |
June 9, 2010 |
Alex Schweitzer, Superintendent, ND State Hospital |
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December 14, 2009 |
Andrew McLean, MD, Medical Director, ND Dept. of Human Services |
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December 14, 2009 |
Timothy Sauter, Director of Badlands Human Service Center (Dickinson) and West Central Human Service Center (Bismarck) |
Services provided by Badlands Human Service Center and available to residents of southwestern N.D. |
September 17, 2009 |
Tara Muhlhauser, Children & Family Services Division |
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September 17, 2009 |
Mike Schwindt, Child Support Enforcement Division Director |
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Long Term Care Committee
| Department Testimony | ||
|---|---|---|
| September 28, 2010 | JoAnne Hoesel, DHS Cabinet Lead for Program & Policy Divisions | Ratesetting for developmental disabilities and home and community-based service providers (HB 1556) |
| September 28, 2010 | JoAnne Hoesel, DHS Cabinet Lead for Program & Policy Divisions | Review of developmental disabilities audit and reimbursement process (SB 2423) |
| September 28, 2010 | Brenda Weisz, DHS Chief Financial Officer | Cost to continue programs in the 2011-2013 biennium |
| September 28, 2010 | LeeAnn Thiel, Administrator of Medicaid Payment and Reimbursement, DHS Medical Services Division | Status of the implementation of the new minimum data set for nursing facilities |
| September 28, 2010 | Karen Tescher, Assistant Director of the Long Term Care Continuum,DHS Medical Services Division | Assisted living facility rent subsidy pilot project |
| September 28, 2010 | Susan Wagner, DHS Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Division | Status of implementation of Senate Bill 2198 relating to Traumatic Brain Injury Services |
| July 14, 2010 | Maggie Anderson, Director, DHS Medical Services Division | Cost to continue nursing facility property limits |
| July 14, 2010 | Susan Wagner, program administra-tor of DHS Division of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services | Data on people with traumatic brain injuries served and services received from infant development, Medicaid, developmental disabilities, and other Dept. of Human Services programs |
| July 14, 2010 | Linda Wright, Director, DHS Aging Services Division | Update on Dementia Care Program services |
| July 14, 2010 | JoAnne Hoesel, DHS Cabinet Lead for Program & Policy Divisions | Outcomes/recommendations from the rate setting study for licensed developmental disabilities and home and community-based service providers |
| July 14, 2010 | John Bole, Director of the Developmental Disabilities Division | Review of audit and reimbursement process and review and reconsideration of the 95 percent occupancy rule for developmental disabilities providers |
| May 6, 2010 | JoAnne Hoesel, DHS Cabinet Lead for Program & Policy Divisions | Summary on the rate setting process used in the developmental disabilities programs |
| May 6, 2010 | Susan Wagner, program administra-tor of DHS Division of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services | Services available to children with traumatic brain injuries |
| March 10, 2010 | Barb Fischer, Assistant Director, Budget & Operations - Medical Services Division | Overview of the nursing facility payment system, the resident classification process, the implementation of MDS 3.0, and the private pay appeals process |
| March 10, 2010 | LeeAnn Thiel, Administrator of Medicaid Payment and Reimbursement Services- Medical Services Division | Assisted living facility licensing requirements |
| March 10, 2010 | Karen Tescher, Assistant Director of the Long Term Care Continuum - Medical Services Division | Assisted living facility rent subsity pilot project (HB 1327) |
| March 10, 2010 | Karen Tescher, Assistant Director of the Long Term Care Continuum - Medical Services Division | Overview of adult family foster care services and related program funding |
| March 10, 2010 | John Bole, Developmental Disabilities Division Director | Study of developmental disability service provider rates (setting) |
| March 10, 2010 | Linda Wright, Aging Services Division Director | Information about dementia care services |
| March 10, 2010 | Susan Wagner, Traumatic Brain Injury Services Program Administrator | Information on traumatic brain injury services and supports and Department of Human Services responsibilities |
| March 10, 2010 | Susan Wagner, Traumatic Brain Injury Services Program Administrator | Services available in N.D. for people affected by traumatic brain injuries
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Public Safety Committee
| Department Testimony | ||
|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2010 | Maggie Anderson, Medical Services Division Director | Estimate of funding needed to fully reimburse ambulance services for serving Medicaid patients |
| March 17, 2010 | Maggie Anderson, Medical Services Division Director | Medicaid reimbursement for ambulance services |
Tribal-State Relations Committee
| Department Testimony | ||
|---|---|---|
| July 27, 2010 | Mike Schwindt, Child Support Enforcement Division Director | Update on interactions between the tribes and the state on child support enforcement services, and interest charged |
| October 22, 2010 | Mike Schwindt, Child Support Enforcement Division Director | Update on interactions between the tribes and the state on child support enforcement services |
| October 22, 2009 | Tess Frohlich, Home and Community-Based Services Administrator, Medical Services Division | Update on the status of Medicaid-funded targeted case management services for Native American Elders |
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