Children's Special Health Services
Contact Us
Children's Special Health Services
PO Box 20295
Helena MT 59620-2951
(406) 444-3622 (local)
800-762-9891 (toll free in state)
Fax: (406) 444-2750
E-mail: cshs@mt.gov
Staff
Section Supervisor
Denise Brunett
Phone: (406) 444-3617
Fax: (406) 444-2750
dbrunett@mt.gov
- The Program Manager oversees the day-today operations of the program as well as responsible for long range planning activities.
Nurse Consultant
MaryLynn Donnelly, RN
Phone: (406) 444-3620
Fax: (406) 444-2750
mdonnelly@mt.gov
- Clinical Coordinator Montana Cleft/Craniofacial teams
- CSHS Program Data Steward
- Referral information for families of children and youth with special health care needs
Nurse Consultant
Meghan Kiser, RN, BSN
Phone: (406) 444-0043
Fax: (406) 444-2750
mkiser@mt.gov
- Provides referral information for children and youth with special health care needs, medical providers, and communities
Conducts clinical review on requests for financial assistance
Program Specialist
Shannon Koenig
Phone: (406) 444-1216
Fax: (406) 444-5007
skoenig@mt.gov
- Newborn hearing screening and assessment monitor.
- Liaison with Montana School for the Deaf and Blind, Office of Public Instruction, Part C of IDEA, hospitals, midwives, audiologists and birthing facilities.
Program Specialist
Michele O'Donnell
Phone: (406) 444-3529
Fax: (406) 444-2750
modonnell@mt.gov
- Performs technical functions for the Children's Special Health Services (CSHS) section, primarily in the management of the statewide multidisciplinary medical specialty clinics.
- Develops and manages processes for location selection, client scheduling, professional level staff scheduling, multi-source reimbursement for services and resource management.
- Evaluates, interprets and summarizes data for management decision-making regarding specialty clinic activity, revenue and expenditures.
- Provides training and technical support to contractors, clinic-based staff and section staff on the CHRIS data system.
- Designs, constructs and maintains the CSHS web page.
Program Specialist
Corliss Scott
Phone: (406) 444-3622
Fax: (406) 444-2750
800.762.9891 (toll free)
cscott@mt.gov
- Develops procedures and work plans for CSHS public relations program to increase the awareness of the issues surrounding children with special health care needs. Implements program to educate the pubic regarding resources, assistance and programs available to children with special health care needs.
- Functions as a liaison for CSHS with families, health care providers, school districts, public health departments and other community resources to insure the dissemination of program information, condition specific updates and specialty access information.
- Assess and evaluate all information obtained to determine initial and on-going enrollment for CSHS according to state statutes, administrative rules and program policy.
