Inpatient Behavioral Health Services

The primary goal of this program is to provide services to Medi-Cal eligible youth, adults and/or older adults, with a serious mental health condition, often a co-occurring medical/substance use disorders, or stand-alone severe substance use disorder requiring acute inpatient psychiatric treatment in a safe, secured environment to stabilize symptoms occurring as a result of their mental health condition.

The County intends to establish two (2) Master Contracts which are dependent on State licensure but have the same required services as outlined below, pursuant to which County intends to execute contracts with all applicants who meet eligibility and submission requirements. The Master Contracts will be for one of the following service provisions:

• Inpatient Behavioral Health Services, for the facilities that are an Acute Free-Standing Psychiatric Hospital (AFSPH)
• Medi-Cal Mental Health Managed Care Inpatient Hospital Services for the facilities that are a General Acute Care Hospital (GACH)

The County intends that the successful Applicant shall provide Inpatient Hospital Services or Inpatient Behavioral Health Services to include but not limited to: high quality, compliant, person centered, trauma informed inpatient psychiatric services (including co-occurring Substance Use Disorder (SUD) care or stand-alone SUD care), from admission through stabilization and transition to lower level of care, with strong coordination, discharge, and follow up as proposed in accordance with contract requirements set forth in the solicitation and Model Contract, including Attachments.