Committee Information
Take full advantage of your membership and join a MHHA committee!
What you get…
- Strengthen your ties to the home care industry in Michigan. Committee work brings you together with administrators, suppliers and other home care professionals you may only meet through MHHA.
- Share your professional expertise with other industry professionals (you also gain expertise from others).
- Gain additional expertise — learn more about a new area within the home care industry or gather new ideas.
- Become more valuable to your current employer and more marketable to potential employers by gaining new skills.
- Enhance your leadership abilities through consensus building and persuasion.
What you give…
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- Time
- MHHA committee involvement requires different time commitments
- depending on the committee. Some committees meet monthly,
- some quarterly, etc.
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- Expertise
- As the “voice of home care in Michigan”, MHHA needs your
- expertise to make our “voice” clear and ultimately credible.
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- Resources
- As a not-for-profit trade association, MHHA depends on the
- volunteerism and contributions of our members.
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- Life
- MHHA’s volunteers provide knowledge and substance, giving the
- organization the vitality necessary to remain a leader in the industry.
Committee Membership
Membership in a designated service line allows you to attend those committees under that service line. For example, to attend the Reimbursement Committee meetings, your organization must hold a Certified/Hospice Service Line membership with MHHA.
To apply for membership in a MHHA Committee or Subcommittee please fill out the:
MHHA Committee Sign Up Page
Standing Committees:
Reimbursement Committee
The Reimbursement Committee works with federal, state, and private third parties to improve contract agreements favorable to home health benefits and to work out favorable reimbursement policies. The Committee also analyzes reimbursement issues, develops or adopts appropriate tools, collects data for analysis and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors for publication of analysis and action to be taken.
Reimbursement Overview
Reimbursement Agenda
Reimbursement Minutes
Reimbursement Minutes Archive
Certified Billing Committee
Certified Billing Agenda
Public Policy Committee
The Public Policy Committee monitors the activities of the federal and state government, including proposing, opposing, and supporting legislation, which has potential impact on a wide array of home health services.
Public Policy Agenda
Public Policy Minutes
Public Policy Minutes Archive
Legislative Tracking Report
Clinical Operations Committee
The Clinical Operations Committee is responsible for determining and studying any area of concern relating to the definition and delivery of patient services, by all member organization categories and recommending to the Board of Directors appropriate action.
Clinical Operations Agenda
Clinical Operations Minutes
Archived Clinical Operations Minutes
The Clinical Operations Committee also has the following Subcommittees:
Regulatory Committee
The Regulatory Committee monitors the changes in the home health industry proposed or mandated by certifying or accrediting bodies.
Regulatory Agenda
Regulatory Minutes
Archived Regulatory Minutes
Regulatory Tools
Regulatory Accomplishments
Research Committee
The Research Committee will focus on the following objectives: enhance the perceived value of home care research; encourage utilization of research findings in home care; improve the research readiness of home care organizations; and facilitate collaboration between home care agencies and investigators.
Research Agenda
Research Minutes
Private Duty Committee
The Private Duty Committee meets monthly in an informal setting to network with colleagues and exchange experiences. Members present current problems to the group and learn new ideas about what has and what has not worked for others. The Private Duty Committee has developed Standards of Pracitce, has been involved in collecting financial and quality assurance data, and has hoted guest speakers for educational programs.
Private Duty Agenda
Private Duty Minutes
Private Duty Minutes Archive
Home Medical Equipment
The HME Committee reviews Medicare after every Region B meeting in Indiana (MHHA has representatives at every meeting who then report back to the committee); reviews Blue Cross after every liaison meeting (MHHA has representatives at every meeting who report back to the committee); reviews and offer advice on audits, DOT, FDA, OSHA, and many other topics taht as a group we can help solve based on our history. The Committee participates in legislative day at the state capital (MHHA Public Policy organizes visits to every senator and congressman to discuss our concerns); and, participate in our Annual Conference where national speakers present breakout sessions.
HME Agenda
HME Minutes
HME Minutes Archive
HME Tools
Slideshow for the Competitive Bidding Workshop
Supplier Standards 2008
The HME Committee also has the following Subcommittee:
Hospice Committee
Hospice Agenda
Hospice Minutes
Archived Hospice Minutes
Education Committee
Education Agenda
Education Minutes
Archived Education Minutes
Liaison Teams:
MHHA also has several liaison teams that are advisory to external regulatory and funding bodies. The Board of Directors appoints the members of the liaison teams identified below. In some instances a single individual may represent MHHA by a governmental or private sector entity.
For a complete list of the liaison teams and their member contacts visit:
The Liason Contact Page.
National Government Services (NGS)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
CMS Home Health Minutes
CMS Hospice Minutes
Jurisdiction B DME MAC
Jurisdiction B DME MAC Tools
Michigan Department of Community Health
MDCH Agenda
MDCH Minutes
MDCH Archived Minutes
MDCH Questions for June 5, 2008
Do you have questions for MDCH?
Ethics Committee
The Ethics Committee receives, responds to, and comments on issues regarding ethical conduct of individuals, organizations, and corporations that represent the home care industry.
Ethics Agenda
Ethics Minutes
Ethics Archived Minutes
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan Committee (BCBSM)
The BCBSM Committee serves as a liaison between MHHA members and representatives of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
BCBS Minutes
BCBS Archived Minutes
Do you have questions for BCBSM?
Long Term Care Commision
All information related to the Long Term Care Commission including Agendas and Minutes can be found at http://www.michigan.gov/ltc.
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