BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

OF THE STATE OF MONTANA

 

In the matter of the adoption of New Rules I through LXI pertaining to private alternative adolescent residential programs or outdoor programs (PAARP)

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AMENDED NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ADOPTION

 

TO: All Concerned Persons

 

1. On August 23, 2019, the Department of Public Health and Human Services published MAR Notice No. 37-890 pertaining to the public hearing on the proposed amendment of the above-stated rules at page 1309 of the 2019 Montana Administrative Register, Issue Number 16.

 

2. The Department of Public Health and Human Services will make reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities who wish to participate in this rulemaking process or need an alternative accessible format of this notice. If you require an accommodation, contact the Department of Public Health and Human Services no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 26, 2019, to advise us of the nature of the accommodation that you need. Please contact Gwen Knight, Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Legal Affairs, P.O. Box 4210, Helena MT 59604-4210; telephone (406) 444-4094; fax (406) 444-9744; or e-mail [email protected].

 

3.  The fiscal impact statement was not included in the Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Adoption for MAR Notice No. 37-890. This Amended Notice will provide the fiscal impact statement that was not included in the Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Adoption and reads as follows:

 

Fiscal Impact

 

The licensing fee schedule will remain unchanged from when the program was licensed by the Department of Labor and Industry. At this time the expected cumulative total of licensing fees paid by the 17 facilities is estimated to be $92,555 annually.

 

 

/s/ Flint Murfitt                                               /s/ Sheila Hogan                             

Flint Murfitt                                                   Sheila Hogan, Director

Rule Reviewer                                              Public Health and Human Services

 

 

Certified to the Secretary of State September 10, 2019.