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RS464_RS 495
Montana. Department of Public
Health and Human Services.
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services,
Addictive and Mental Disorders Division records
1983-2002
4.8 linear feet
This collection is a subgroup
(Division) of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services records.
Please see the primary finding aid for more Montana Department of
Public Health and Human Services records. This collection is comprised of DPHHS's
Addictive and Mental Disorders Division records (now Behavioral Health and Developmental
Disabilities Division) and includes correspondence, reports, and subject files. Also
included are case files of the Mental Health Managed Care Advisory group and the Mental
Health Access Plan Advisory Group, as well as case files pertaining to the Montana State
Hospital campus redesign project of the 1990s.
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English
The Legislature established the Department of Public Welfare in 1937, consolidating state
welfare activities. The Department was responsible for the administration of all forms of
public assistance, including general relief programs and supervision of institutions caring
for the dependent, delinquent, or mentally or physically handicapped. In 1971 the Department
of Public Welfare was abolished and its functions assumed by the newly created Department of
Social and Rehabilitation Services (SRS). The SRS assumed the functions of various state
agencies, including functions pertaining to vocational rehabilitation and education; the
Commission on Aging; and the Council on Human Resources. The SRS administered 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; developed
provisions for services to the blind; supervised county boards of public welfare; and
administered all funds allotted for public welfare activities. State government
reorganization in 1995 combined the SRS with portions of the Department of Health and
Environmental Sciences to form the Department of Public Health and Human Services.
The mission of the Addictive and Mental Disorders Division (AMDD) is to implement and
improve an appropriate statewide system of prevention, treatment, care, and rehabilitation
for Montanans with mental disorders or addictions to drugs or alcohol. The division provides
chemical dependency and adult mental health services by contracting with behavioral health
providers throughout Montana. It also provides services through three inpatient
facilities-the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs, Montana Chemical Dependency Center in
Butte, and Montana Mental Health Nursing Care Center in Lewistown.
As of 2024, the Division's responsibilities now fall under the Behavioral Health and
Developmental Disabilities Division.
The Department of Health and Human Services, Addictive and Mental Disorders Division
records are composed of the general correspondence of workers within the division;
miscellaneous correspondence consisting of letters received by the governor of Montana
regarding matters relevant to the division, as well as his replying correspondence;
attendance reports from mental health institutions; and subject files. Within the collection
are also the records of the Managed Care Bureau, which is part of the Addictive and Mental
Disorders Division. The Managed Care Bureau records include case files consisting of drafts
of and responses to the department’s Managed Mental Health Access Plan and the Managed Care
Request for Proposals, and the records of the Mental Health Managed Care Advisory Group and
the Mental Health Access Plan Advisory Group; and subject files pertaining to the mental
health care system of Montana. Finally, the third subgroup in the collection consists of
case files pertaining to the Montana State Hospital campus redesign initiative that took
place in the 1990s.
This collection is arranged by subgroup and series.
Collection is open for research.
The Montana Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and
makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission
must be obtained from the Research Library before any reproduction use. The Society does not
necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases,
permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
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 60 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.
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers.
Montana Historical Society Research Center, Archives, Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Montana Historical Society
Archives catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places
should search under these terms.
Community mental health services
Food service
Governors
Hospitals--Substance abuse services
Managed mental health care
Mental health facilities
Mental health services
Montana State Hospital
Prisons
Psychiatric hospitals
Substance abuse
Warm Springs State Hospital
Montana
Mental
health
Detailed Description of the Collection
Addictive and Mental Disorders Division
General Correspondence
1992-1997
1 / 1-3
Anderson, Dan
F.Y. 1996
1 / 4
Anderson, Dan (from Montana State
Hospital)
1996
1 / 5
Anderson, Dan (to Bill Furois)
1994
1 / 6
Blouke, Peter
1995-1996
1 / 7
Boles, Norma Jean
1993-1994
1 / 8
Boles, Norma Jean (miscellany)
1993, 1995
1 / 9-10
Bruno, Darryl
1996
1 / 11
Bruno, Darryl (received)
1992-1996
1 / 12
Bruno, Darryl
1995
1 / 13
Day, Rick
1995-1996
1 / 14
Getter, Lori
1995-1996
1 / 15
Haran, Susan (includes administrative
minutes)
F.Y. 1996
1 / 16
Haran, Susan
F.Y. 1997
1 / 17
Harrington, Dee
F.Y. 1996
1 / 18
Harris, Sandy
F.Y. 1996
1 / 19
Harris, Sandy
F.Y. 1997
1 / 20-21
McGorty, Nancy
F.Y. 1996
1 / 22
MacMillan, Phyllis
1993-1996
1 / 23
Mordan, Ken
1996-1997
1 / 24
Mullan, Bob
F.Y. 1996
1 / 25
Poulson, Randy
F.Y. 1996
1 / 26-27
Redfield, Rusty
F.Y. 1996
1 / 28-29
Surdock, Pete
F.Y. 1996
1 / 30
Surdock, Pete
F.Y. 1997
2 / 1
Surdock, Pete
F.Y. 1997
2 / 2
Thompson, Lou
F.Y. 1996
2 / 3
Williams, Charles
F.Y. 1996
2 / 4
Rivendell of Montana
1994-1995
2 / 5
Yellowstone RTC (Billings, MT)
1994-1995
2 / 6
Yellowstone Treatment Center
1993-1994
2 / 7
Yellowstone Treatment Centers
1994
Miscellaneous Correspondence (Office of the Governor
of Montana)
1997
2 / 8-10
5-28-1997 McCarthy—10-9-1997 Brody
1997
2 / 11-13
Letters for reply
F.Y. 1997
2 / 14
July
1997
2 / 15-16
7-7-1997—8-7-1997 letters for reply
1997
2 / 17
July
1997
Reports
1983-1997
2 / 18
Performance Indicators
1991-1992
2 / 19
Substance Use Disorders Needs Assessment
Summary
1997
5 / 1
Region V (Region 5) Attendance Summary
Forms
1983-1984
5 / 2
Region IV (Region 4) Attendance Summary
Forms
1983-1984
5 / 3
Region III (Region 3) Attendance Summary
Forms
1983-1984
5 / 4
Region I (Region 1) Attendance Summary
Forms
1983-1984
5 / 5
Golden Triangle Attendance Summary Forms
1983
5 / 6
South Central Montana Regional Mental Health Center
Attendance Summary Forms
1983
5 / 7
Region I (Region 1) Attendance Summary
Forms
1983-1984
Subject and Case Files
1990-1997
2 / 20
Managing Resources Montana (3-year plans by
region)
1994-1997
2 / 21
Managing Resources Montana (reports and
overviews)
1994-1995
2 / 22
Missoula Adolescent Day Treatment
1993-1994
2 / 23
Western Montana Mental Health Center
1997
2 / 24
Mental Health Services, Inc. (reorganization;
financial crisis)
1996-1997
2 / 25
Western Montana Mental Health Center and Affiliates
(correspondence; financial reports)
1995-1997
2 / 26
Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center
(CMHC) (field trips)
1995-1996
2 / 27
Western Montana CMHC (Missoula multi-site day
treatment)
1994
2 / 28
Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC’s)
1996, undated
2 / 29
South Central Montana Regional Mental Health Center
(financial statements)
1995-1996
3 / 1
Treatment of Sex Offenders at State Facilities with
Emphasis on the Needs of the Intellectually Limited Offender
1993
3 / 2
Improving Mental Health Care Services to Montana
Elders: New Strategies and Solutions to Enduring Problems
1990
3 / 3
Montana Advocacy Program
1992
3 / 4
Health Management Associates (contract
billing)
1994-1996
3 / 5
Health Management Associates (contract summaries and
amendments)
1994-1996
3 / 6
Health Management Associates
(correspondence)
1995-1996
3 / 7
Capitated Mental Health Sub-Committee, August
6
1993
7 / 1-2
Capitated Mental Health Plan Working Group and
Subcommittee (correspondence, minutes, handouts, and reports)
1992-1993
Managed Care Bureau
Case Files
1992-2002
3 / 8
Managed Mental Health Access Plan Section 1115(a)
proposal (March 21 draft of ch. 11)
1995
3 / 9
Managed Mental Health Access Plan Section 1115(a)
proposal (February 23 draft)
1995
3 / 10
Managed Mental Health Access Plan Section 1115(a)
proposal (February 15 draft of ch. 11)
1995
3 / 11
Managed Mental Health Access Plan Section 1115(a)
proposal (January 27 draft)
1995
3 / 12
Section 1115(a) application (December 20
draft)
1994
3 / 13
Section 1115(a) application (March 23, alternate
draft of ch. 9)
1995
3 / 14
Section 1115(a) application (March 23
draft)
1995
3 / 15
Section 1115(a) proposal (May)
1995
3 / 16
Managed Mental Health Access Plan Section 1115(a)
proposal (May 26 draft)
1995
3 / 17
Managed Care RFP (Request for Proposals) (January 31
draft)
1996
3 / 18
Managed Care RFP (May 10 draft and
responses)
1996
3 / 19
Managed Care RFP (March 6 draft)
1996
3 / 20
Managed Care RFP (May 15 draft)
1996
3 / 21
Mental Health Managed Care (review of October 1995
RFP)
1995
3 / 22
Managed Care RFP (September 19 draft)
1995
3 / 23
Managed Care RFP (October 6 draft)
1995
3 / 24
Managed Care RFP (August 14 internal
draft)
1995
3 / 25
Mental Health Access Plan RFP (June/July
outline)
1995
3 / 26
Managed Care RFP (July preliminary
draft)
1995
3 / 27-28
Mental Health Access Plan RFP (responses to
drafts)
1995
3 / 29
Mental Health Managed Care (MHMC) Advisory Group
(organization, correspondence, minutes)
1994
3 / 30
MHMC Advisory Group (correspondence)
1995-1997
3 / 31
MHMC Advisory Group (12-6-96 meeting)
1996
3 / 32
MHMC Advisory Group (9-13-96 meeting)
1996
3 / 33
MHMC Advisory Group (5-7-96 meeting)
1996
3 / 34
MHMC Advisory Group (3-15-96 meeting)
1996
3 / 35
MHMC Advisory Group (2-9-96 meeting)
1996
3 / 36
MHMC Advisory Group (12-7-95 meeting)
1995
3 / 37
MHMC Advisory Group (10-3-95 meeting)
1995
3 / 38
MHMC Advisory Group (8-29-95 meeting)
1995
3 / 39
MHMC Advisory Group (9-30-94 meeting)
1994
3 / 40
RFP for Actuarial Analyses and Program Design
Services for an Integrated Mental Health Managed Care Program (February 18
draft)
1994
3 / 41
MHMC Advisory Group (2-8-94 meeting)
1994
3 / 42
National Association of Sate Mental Health Program
Directors
1992
3 / 43
A Study of Montana’s Law for Community Commitment
for Mental Illness
1996
3 / 44-47
Contract between MT DPHHS and Montana Community
Partners, Inc. and CMG Health, Inc., and Care Coalition of Montana, Inc. for managed
mental health care
1997-2002
4 / 1
Montana Community Partners provider
manual
1998
4 / 2
Proposed report compliance manual, Montana Community
Partners (NUMBERS IN THIS REPORT ARE FICTITIOUS, FOR FORMAT EXAMPLE
ONLY)
undated
4 / 3
Montana Community Partners Report to the State of
Montana (Mental Health Access Plan)
1997
4 / 4
Montana Community Partners Report to the State of
Montana (Mental Health Access Plan)
1998
4 / 5-6
CMG provider manual
1997
4 / 7
Montana Community Partners MHAP Operational Plan
Objective #8 Treatments Outcomes Measurement (revised plan)
1998
4 / 8
MHAP Oversight Committee (minutes and
handouts)
1997-1999
4 / 9
MHAP Oversight Committee (agendas)
1997
4 / 10
MHAP Oversight Committee
(correspondence)
1997-1998
4 / 11-12
MHAP Oversight Committee (meeting
handouts)
1997
4 / 13
MHAP Oversight Committee (membership)
undated
4 / 14
MHAP Oversight Committee (minutes)
1997
4 / 15
MHAP Magellan contract negotiations
1998
4 / 16
MHAP Oversight
1997-1998
4 / 17
MHAP correspondence
1997
4 / 18
MHAP legal
1997-1998
Subject files
1988-1997
4 / 19
Substance use surveys: Montana State Prison and
Women’s Correctional Facility Substance Abuse Treatment Demand Analysis
1997
4 / 20
Montana Treatment Capacity Analysis
1997
4 / 21
HB 103 planning process
undated
4 / 22
Educational characteristics of Montana’s mental
health workforce
1991
4 / 23
Transfers of properties to local governments
(Jefferson County)
1996
4 / 24
Disposition of Galen facilities after
closure
1993
4 / 25
Mental health state plans
1988-1994
4 / 26
Montana mental health system observations and
recommendations, by Sinikka McCabe
1989
Audiovisual Materials
1996
MM 85 1/3
“Mental Health Managed Care, METNET,
2-13-96”
1996
MM 85 2/3
Mental Health Managed Care Advisory Group,
12-6-96
1996
MM 85 3/3
MHAP Evaluation Committee orientation meeting,
9-30-96 (2 copies)
1996
Addictive and Mental Disorders Division: Montana State
Hospital campus redesign project | Series I: Case files
Case Files
1991-1999
4 / 27
Montana State Hospital (MSH) campus
redesign
1995-1996
4 / 28
MSH staffing proposals and projections
1998
4 / 29
MSH accreditation
1995
4 / 30
Food service (proposed State Hospital/State Prison
food program consolidation)
1993-1996
4 / 31
Level of Functioning of Geriatric Patients at
Montana Center for the Aged and Montana State Hospital
1995
4 / 32
MSH project funding
1997
5 / 8
Bond issue application for modernization of
MSH
1996
5 / 9-10
MSH campus redesign (construction, financing,
miscellany)
1994-1999
6 / 1
MSH campus redesign (construction, financing,
miscellany)
1994-1999
6 / 2
Campus Design Committee, MSH (minutes)
1994
6 / 3
MSH: Planning for the Future
undated
6 / 4
AMBAC Municipal Bond Insurance Policy
1997
6 / 5
MSH Facility Oversight Team
1997
6 / 6
Conference: MSH project (HB 594); managed
care
undated
6 / 7
Warm Springs campus improvements: Outline Program
Preliminary Space Requirements (3 drafts)
1994
6 / 8
Report on Montana State Hospital by the Mental
Disabilities Board of Visitors
1991
6 / 9
MSH construction and historic building
preservation
1995-1996
6 / 10
MSH downsizing
1995
6 / 11
Misc. correspondence regarding Montana State
Hospital
1996-1998
6 / 12
Mental Health Services, Inc. (Medicaid
funding)
1997
6 / 13
Montana Advocacy Program lawsuit
1996-1997