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Montana Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services records, 1971-1992
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Montana. Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
- Title
- Montana Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services records
- Dates
- 1971-1992 (inclusive)19711992
- Quantity
- 14 linear ft
- Collection Number
- RS 495 (Formerly RS 397)
- Summary
- This collection is a subgroup (Predecessor Agency) of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services records. In 1995, the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services combined with the Department of Health and Environmental Sciences to form the Department of Public Health and Human Services. Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services records. These records (1971-1992) consist of Director's Office correspondence, reports, and subject files, along with the Board of Social and Rehabilitation Appeals minutes, organizational materials, and miscellaneous records for five advisory councils. [Reel-to-reel tapes transferred to Oral History]
- Repository
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Montana Historical Society, Library & Archives
Montana Historical Society Research Center Archives
225 North Roberts
PO Box 201201
Helena MT
59620-1201
Telephone: 4064442681
Fax: 4064445297
mhslibrary@mt.gov - Access Restrictions
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Collection open for research.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In 1971, The Montana Legislature created the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, headed by a Director appointed by the Governor. It assumed the functions of various state agencies abolished by the Legislature, including the Department of Public Welfare, the State Board of Education's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Commission on Aging, and the Council on Human Resources. The new Department administered or supervised all forms of public assistance, child protection, and child welfare; gave consultant service to private institutions providing care for the needy, indigent, handicapped, or dependent adults; cooperated with other state agencies and developed provisions for services to the blind; provided services in respect to organization and supervised county departments and boards of public welfare; and administered and supervised all state and federal funds alloted for public welfare activities.
In 1995, as a result of a state government reorganization, the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services combined with the Department of Health and Environmental Sciences to form the Department of Public Health and Human Services. The change was effective July 1, 1995. All records created after July 1, 1995, can be found under the Department of Public Health and Human Services.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of seven subgroups: the Director's Office includes a Correspondence series (1971-1992), a Reports series (1987-1988), and a Subject Files series (1971-1989). The Board of Social and Rehabilitation Appeals records consist of minutes (1971-1987, this Board is the predecessor of the State Board of Public Welfare). Claims Settlement Advisory Council records consist of minutes (1971-1978). The Developmental Disabilities Advisory Councils subgroup contains organization records and minutes, reports, and miscellaneous records (1973-1975, 1985-1988) of the Services and Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled Advisory Council, the Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council, and the Developmental Disabilities and Planning Advisory Council.
Early Intervention Advisory Council (also known as the Early Intervention Interagency Coordinating Council) records include organization materials, press releases, and miscellaneous records (1987). The Social Services Advisory Council, later known as the State Community Coordinated Child Care Advisory Council or 4-C's Council, contains general correspondence, organization records and minutes, and reports (1971-1974). The Youth Development and Delinquency Advisory Council records consist of general correspondence, organization records and minutes, and project proposals (1971-1974). [Reel-to-reel tapes transferred to Oral History].
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical Society Library & Archives. The Library & Archives does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an archivist.
Preferred Citation
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers. Montana Historical Society Library & Archives, Helena, Montana.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by subgroup and then by series.
Location of Collection
34:4-1Processing Note
In 2024, the various collections of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services were integrated under one collection identifier, RS 495, in order to help facilitate access, reduce redundancy in the Montana Historical Society catalog, and to follow best archival practices.
Collections from Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services' various Divisions and Bureaus that were previously treated as separate entities are now integrated into this collection, RS 495. Rather than reprocessing over 100 linear feet of DPHHS materials, MTHS staff decided to keep the past arrangement of those collections/finding aids, and provide access to them via links through the central finding aid. This decision has allowed the MTHS archival staff to maintain intellectual control over the collection, while removing the need to reprocess it. It also keeps State Agency finding aids at manageable sizes. Please read the scope and content note carefully to determine if this subgroup/sub-subgroup pertains to your research needs.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition information is available upon request.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection
Director's Office Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
General Correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 1 | County Welfare Departments |
1971-1973 |
| 1 / 2 | Governor's Office |
1971-1973 |
| 1 / 3 | State legislators |
1983-1983 |
| 1 / 4 | U.S. Dept of Health, Education, and Welfare |
1973 |
Outgoing Correspondence |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1 / 5-30 | To and from director's office (primarily
inter-agency correspondence, but includes intra-agency and patron complaints) |
1989 |
Interoffice Correspondence |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 2 / 1-30 | To and from director's office (primarily
inter-agency correspondence, but includes intra-agency and patron complaints) |
1990-1991 May 15 |
| 3 / 1-12 | To and from director's office (primarily
inter-agency correspondence but includes intra-agency and patron complaints) |
1991-1992 |
Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 13-14 | Administrator's meetings |
1984-1986 |
Reports |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 15 | "Goals and Objecives of Economic Assistance
Division Personell" |
1988 |
| 3 / 16 | "The Need for Policy on Setting Priorities" (based
on panel discussion by county welfare officials) |
1987 |
Subject Files |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 3 / 17 | Audits: Administrative costs |
1978 |
| 3 / 18 | Audits: Disability Determination Program |
1976-1980 |
| 3 / 19 | Audits: Legislative audit of contracted services |
1987 |
| 3 / 20 | Audits: Medicaid Program, interest earned on
refunds and recoveries |
1979-1982 |
| 3 / 21-22 | Audits: Medicaid Program, Management Information
System |
1977-1980 |
| 3 / 23-24 | Audits: Montana Foundation for Medical Care Control |
1976-1977 |
| 3 / 25-26 | Audits: Nursing home services |
1976-1977 |
| 4 / 1-3 | Audits: Social Security Administration (including
AFDC Cost Allocation Program) |
1970-1983 |
| 4 / 4-6 | Audits: Social Security Administration (including
AFDC Foster Care Program, and Child Support Enforcement, disability determinations) |
1972-1983 |
| 4 / 7-11 | Audits: Social Security Administration (including
AFDC Foster Care Program, and Child Support Enforcement, disability determinations) |
1978-1979 |
| 4 / 12 | Audits, disallowances: Social Security Insurance
conversion |
1980, 1984 |
| 4 / 13 | Audits, disallowances: Travel costs |
1978-1979 |
| 4 / 14 | Audits, disallowances: uncashed or canceled checks |
1981 |
| 4 / 15 | Audits, miscellaneous: Community Services (re
grants) |
1980-1983 |
| 4 / 16 | Audits, miscellaneous: fiscal scanctions (re
federal reviews) |
1978-1980 |
| 4 / 17 | Audits, miscellaneous: U.S. Dept. of Energy |
1983-1984 |
| 4 / 18 | Audits, miscellaneous: Western Federation for Human
Services |
1977-1979 |
| 4 / 19 | Audits, miscellaneous: Yellowstone County |
1982 |
| 4 / 20 | Audits, miscellaneous: general information |
1979 |
| 4 / 21 | Budget request for supplemental appropriations |
1988 |
| 4 / 22 | Catastrophic health care |
1988-1989 |
| 4 / 23 | Client complaints |
1988 |
| 4 / 24 | Disallances: Aging services |
1984 |
| 4 / 25 | Disallowances: AFDC and Medicaid error rates |
1988 |
| 4 / 26-30 | Disallowances: ESPDT (Early Periodic Screening,
Diagnosis, and Treatment Program) |
1977-1981 |
| 4 / 31 | Disallowances: eligibilty investigation |
1986-1988 |
| 4 / 32 | Disallowances: hospital overpayments |
1977-1981 |
| 5 / 1 | Disallowances: Medical Assistance Program |
1976 |
| 5 / 2-6 | Disallowances: Medicaid (re MMIS, administrations
services, training, institutional services) |
1977-1983 |
| 5 / 7 | Disallowances: Mineral County Nursing Home |
1974-1977 |
| 5 / 8 | Disallowances: skilled medical personnel |
1986-1988 |
| 5 / 9-11 | Disallowances: sterilizations (non-therapeutic
procedure) |
1975-1980 |
| 5 / 12-15 | Disallowances: Title XX training |
1976-1980 |
| 5 / 16 | Employee suggestions for a better work place |
1987-1988 |
| 5 / 17-19 | Federal Agencies: Dept. of Agriculture |
1977-1984 |
| 5 / 20-29 | Federal Agencies: Health Care Financing
Administration |
1978-1985 |
| 6 / 1-4 | Federal Agencies: Health Care Financing
Administration |
1978-1985 |
| 6 / 5-14 | Federal Agencies: Health, Education, and Welfare |
1978-1980 |
| 6 / 15-17 | Federal Agencies: Health and Human Services |
1978-1984 |
| 6 / 18-24 | Federal Agencies: Social Security Administration |
1974-1984 |
| 6 / 25-26 | Governor's Council on Management |
1982-1983 |
| 6 / 27 | Legal Service for the Indigent |
1972-1973 |
| 7 / 1-2 | Family Support Act 1988 |
1987-1988 |
| 7 / 3 | Legislature: Constitutional Initiative 18 |
1988-1989 |
| 7 / 4 | Litigation: Butte Community Union vs Dave Lewis,
Director SRS |
1985-1987 |
| 7 / 5 | Litigation: L.G. & T.P. vs SRS (re sexuality in
group homes) |
1988 |
| 7 / 6 | Litigation: pending cases |
1987-1988 |
| 7 / 7 | Medicaid: quality control study for the dental
portion of medicaid |
1972 |
| 7 / 8 | Medicaid: reimbursement for residential treatment
of emotionally disturbed youth |
1987-1988 |
| 7 / 9 | Medicare: nursing homes national survey |
1988 |
| 7 / 10 | Montana Assocation for Social Concerns |
1972-1973 |
| 7 / 11 | Montana Independent Living Project |
1986-1989 |
| 7 / 12 | Montana State Low Income Organiztion |
1973 |
| 7 / 13 | Montana-Wyoming Foundatio for Medical Care |
1988 |
| 7 / 15 | Musselshell County: Public assistance obligation in
light of property tax freeze |
1988 |
| 7 / 16-18 | Priorities For People (re budget for SRS programs) |
1984 |
| 7 / 19 | Priorities For People (re budget reports) |
1982-1985 |
| 7 / 20 | Priorities For People (re Children and Youth
Constituent Group) |
1984 |
| 7 / 21-22 | Priorities For People (constituent correspondence) |
1984 |
| 7 / 23 | Priorities For People (re contract Counceling &
Educational Development Services Inc.) |
1984 |
| 7 / 24-27 | Priorities For People (re initiatives) |
1984 |
| 7 / 28 | Priorities For People (Social and Rehabilitative
Services Deputy Director's Office) |
1982-1984 |
| 8 / 1 | Priorities For People (re steering committee,
includes minutes) |
1985 |
| 8 / 2 | Priorities For People (survey of human services
agencies) |
1984 |
| 8 / 3 | Priorities For People (survey of human services
agencies) |
1984 |
| 8 / 4 | Rules: AFDC assistance amounts |
1980 |
| 8 / 5 | Rules: AFDC (re assistance rates following return
of absent parent) |
1978-1979 |
| 8 / 6-8 | Rules: AFDC (re assistance standards tables) |
1978-1981 |
| 8 / 9 | Rules: AFDC (re citizenship and alienage
requirements) |
1980 |
| 8 / 10-12 | Rules: AFDC (re daycare) |
1981 |
| 8 / 13 | Rules: AFDC (re Deficit Reduction Act of 1984) |
1984 |
| 8 / 14 | Rules: AFDC (re evaluating income of applicants and
recipients) |
1979-1980 |
| 8 / 15 | Rules: AFDC (re overpayment or underpayment) |
1980 |
| 8 / 16 | Rules: AFDC (re payments for unborn children) |
1979-1980 |
| 8 / 17 | Rules: AFDC (re pregnant minor or minor with child
eligibility) |
1982 |
| 8 / 18 | Rules: AFDC (re precedure followed in processing
applications) |
1979 |
| 8 / 19 | Rules: AFDC (re property limitations) |
1978-1979 |
| 8 / 20-21 | Rules: AFDC (re protective and vendor payments) |
1978, 1980 |
| 8 / 22 | Rules: AFDC (re reporting of income and resources) |
1979 |
| 8 / 23 | Rules: AFDC (re securing support from absent
fathers in behalf of children) |
1978 |
| 8 / 24 | Rules: AFDC (re stepparent households) |
1978 |
| 8 / 25-27 | Rules: AFDC (re Unemployed Father Program) |
1977-1980 |
| 8 / 28 | Rules: AFDC (re Work Experience and Training
Program/Workfare Task Force) |
1981-1982 |
| 8 / 29 | Rules: Child Care Agencies |
1977, undated |
| 8 / 30 | Rules: child support from absent fathers |
1979 |
| 8 / 31 | Rules: community services block grants (includes
hearings) |
1983 |
| 8 / 32-33 | Rules: County Medical Assistance Program |
1978 |
| 8 / 34 | Rules: county medical certification and residency
information used to determine financial responsibility |
1979 |
| 8 / 37 | Rules: Developmental Disabilities Division
Administration |
1979 |
| 8 / 38-41 | Rules: Developmental Disabilities Division
(includes adminstration, certification for caregivers, habitation, Regional Council
on activities, minimum care standards, hearings for standards of community services) |
1979-1985 |
| 9 / 1 | Rules: Economic Assistance (re clinical services) |
1982 |
| 9 / 2 | Rules: Economic Assistance (re Community Services
Blockgrants Program) |
1982 |
| 9 / 3 | Rules: Economic Assistance (re emergency
provisions) |
1977-1978 |
| 9 / 6-8 | Rules: Economic Assistance (re General Assistance
Program) |
1977-1983, n.d. |
| 9 / 9-11 | Rules: End Stage Renal Program |
1979-1983 |
| 9 / 9-11 | Rules: End Stage Renal Program |
1979-1983 |
| 9 / 12-13 | Rules: Fair Hearings Procedures |
1981, 1984 |
| 9 / 14 | Rules: Food Distribution System |
1979 |
| 9 / 15-21 | Rules: Food Stamp Program (includes budget
reporting, eligibility, emergency and pilot project codes) |
1979-1984 |
| 9 / 22-23 | Rules: General Assistance Program |
1983-1985 |
| 9 / 24-29 | Rules: Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) |
1981-1984 |
| 10 / 1-2 | Rules: Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) |
1984-1985 |
| 10 / 3-4 | Rules: Medical Services (re abortion services) |
1980 |
| 10 / 5 | Rules: Medical Services (re access restrictions) |
1983 |
| 10 / 6 | Rules: Medical Services (re ambulance services) |
1980 |
| 10 / 7 | Rules: Medical Services (re audiology) |
1980 |
| 10 / 8 | Rules: Medical Services (re billing reimbursements) |
1981 |
| 10 / 9-10 | Rules: Medical Services (re co-payments, includes
petition against establishing co-payments) |
1983 |
| 10 / 11 | Rules: Medical Services (re coverage restrictions) |
1977 |
| 10 / 12-14 | Rules: Medical Services (re dental services) |
1980-1985 |
| 10 / 15 | Rules: Medical Services (re drug and alcohol
detoxification and rehabilitations services denied) |
1982 |
| 10 / 16 | Rules: Medical Services (re elective surgery) |
1978 |
| 10 / 17-18 | Rules: Medical Services (re elective surgery) |
1980, 1985 |
| 10 / 19-20 | Rules: Medical Services (re eyeglasses services
including optometric services) |
1980 |
| 10 / 21 | Rules: Medical Services (re hearing aid services) |
1980 |
| 10 / 22 | Rules: Medical Services (re heart transplants) |
1985 |
| 10 / 23-24 | Rules: Medical Services (re home health services) |
1979, 1981 |
| 11 / 1 | Rules: Medical Services, occupational therapy |
1980 |
| 11 / 2 | Rules: Medical Services, outpatient services |
1981 |
| 11 / 3 | Rules: Medical Services, per diem for out-of-state
travel |
1979-1980 |
| 11 / 4-5 | Rules: Medical Services, personal care services |
1980 |
| 11 / 6 | Rules: Medical Services, physical therapy |
1980 |
| 11 / 7 | Rules: Medical Services, podiatry |
1980 |
| 11 / 8 | Rules: Medical Services, prosthetic devices |
1981 |
| 11 / 9 | Rules: Medical Services, provider requirements |
1980 |
| 11 / 10-11 | Rules: Medical Services, provider sanctions |
1978, 1980 |
| 11 / 12-14 | Rules: Medical Services, psychological services |
1979 |
| 11 / 15 | Rules: Medical Services, reimbursements for
inpatient services |
1985 |
| 11 / 16-24 | Rules: Medical Services, reimbursements for nursing
care |
1978-1985 |
| 12 / 1-4 | Rules: Medical Services, reimbursements for nursing
home care |
1981-1985 |
| 12 / 5 | Rules: Medical Services, reimbursements for
physicians |
1980 |
| 12 / 6 | Rules: Medical Services, restriction of access |
1985 |
| 12 / 7 | Rules: Medical Services, services provided, amount,
duration |
1980 |
| 12 / 8 | Rules: Medical Services, social work services |
1985 |
| 12 / 9 | Rules: Medical Services, speech therapy |
1979 |
| 12 / 10 | Rules: Medical Services, swing-bed hospitals |
1984 |
| 12 / 11 | Rules: Medical Services, temporary prohibition of
provider increases |
1979 |
| 12 / 12-13 | Rules: Medical Services, transfer of resources
between programs |
1977-1981 |
| 12 / 14 | Rules: Physical Disabilities Program |
1985 |
| 12 / 15 | Rules: Refugee Assistance Program |
1982 |
| 12 / 16-18 | Rules: Visual Services |
1978, 1983-1984 |
| 12 / 19-20 | Rules: Vocational Rehabilitation Programs |
1978, 1982 |
| 12 / 21-22 | Rules: Weatherization Assistance Program |
1982-1983 |
| 12 / 23 | Rules: WIN Program |
1979 |
| 12 / 24 | SRS Division: Aging Services |
1972 |
| 12 / 26 | SRS Division: Community Services |
1973-1979 |
| 12 / 27-28 | SRS Division: Developmental Disabilities Division |
1988-1989 |
| 12 / 29-32 | SRS Division: Economic Assistance Division |
1972, 1986-1989 |
| 12 / 33 | SRS Division: Great Falls District Office (includes
meeting minutes) |
1973 |
| 12 / 34-35 | SRS Division: Medical Services Bureau |
1987-1988 |
| 13 / 1 | SRS Division: Medical Services Bureau, maternity
care coverage |
1988 |
| 13 / 2 | SRS Division: Medical Services Bureau, Medicaid
Management Information System-MMIS) |
1987-1988 |
| 13 / 3 | SRS Division: Medical Services Bureau, placement of
disabled persons in nursing homes |
1987 |
| 13 / 4 | SRS Division: Medical Services Bureau, preformance
audit |
1987 |
| 13 / 5 | SRS Division: Medical Services Bureau, school
services |
1988 |
| 13 / 6-7 | SRS Division: Medical Services Bureau/Vocational
Rehabilitation Services staff meetings |
1987-1988 |
| 13 / 8 | SRS Division: Social Assistance Field Divisions
(includes staff meetings) |
1971-1972 |
| 13 / 9 | SRS Division: Visual Services |
1972-1974 |
| 13 / 10 | Supported Employment Programs (re interagency
agreement between Developmental Disabilities Division and Vocational Rehabilitation
Division) |
1988 |
| 13 / 11-17 | The Economic Assistance Management System (TEAMS) |
1988-1992 |
| 13 / 18 | Transition from Schwinden to Stephens
Administration |
1988 |
Board of Social and Rehabilitation Appeals Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Hearings |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 13 / 19-27 | Fair Hearings Decisions #1-967 |
1989-1990 |
Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| OVSZ / 1 | Fair Hearings Decisions #1-967 |
1989-1990 |
| OVSZ / 2 | Minutes |
1971-1987 |
Claims Settlement Advisory Council Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Minutes |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| OVSZ / 3 | Minutes |
1971-1978 |
Developmental Disabilities Advisory Councils Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Organization |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 14 / 1-2 | Services and facilities for the Developmentally
Disabled Advisory Council |
1973-1975 |
| 14 / 3-7 | Developmental Disabilities and Planning Advisory
Council (scattered minutes, reports, survey) |
1987-1988 |
| 14 / 8 | Developmental Disabled Advisory Council (re
University of Montana program) |
1984-1986 |
| 14 / 9-11 | Disabilities Task Force (includeds minutes,
reports, correspondence) |
1985-1986 |
| 14 / 12-14 | Early Intervention Advisory Council |
1987 |
Court Papers |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 14 / 15-32 | Butte Community Union vs Dept. of Social and
Rehabilitations Services (includes briefs, depositions, filings) |
1984-1985 |
Social Services Advisory Council Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Organization |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 15 / 1 | Statement of purpose (includes creation legislation
and membership list) |
1971-1973, undated |
| 15 / 2 | Minutes |
1971-1973 |
State Community Coordinated Child Care Advisory Council Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
General Correspondence |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 15 / 3 | Primarily addressing the duties of the council |
1973-1975 |
Organization |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 15 / 4-5 | Creation statement and membership list |
1972-1974 |
Youth Development and Delinquency Advisory Council Council Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
General Correspondence |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 15 / 6 | Primarily addressing the establishment and
operations of the council |
1971-1973 |
Organization |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 15 / 7 | Creation statement and governor's approval of the
council, description of its purpose, and membership lists |
1971-1974 |
| 15 / 8-9 | Minutes (includes meeting information) |
1972-1973 |
Miscellany |
||
| Box/Folder | ||
| 15 / 10 | Falls Creek Environmental Education Foundation,
Condon, Montana, project proposal |
1972 |
| 15 / 11 | Lewis and Clark County project proposal for a
foster care coordinator position |
1973 |
| 15 / 12 | National Model Rural America project proposal |
1972 |
Finding aid prepared by MTHS Staff; Updated by Lindsey
Mick
2004;
2025
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