Merced County Procureware #7680

Merced County Children and Youth Day Treatment Intensive Behavioral Health Program

Merced County is seeking a qualified provider to operate an intensive behavioral health day-treatment program for children and youth. - Government buyer: Merced County, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Department (BHRS); the solicitation materials also identify the Department of Administrative Services-Purchasing. - Opportunity: Design, implement, and operate a Children and Youth Day Treatment Intensive (DTI) Program for eligible Medi-Cal beneficiaries with serious emotional and behavioral health needs. - Services requested: Structured therapeutic milieu and community meetings; psychotherapy; rehabilitation, skill-building, and adjunctive therapies; crisis response; assessment and individualized treatment planning; family and caregiver involvement; care coordination; and transition and discharge planning. - Operations and collaboration: Provide qualified staffing, clinical supervision, program administration, documentation, reporting, quality improvement, performance measurement, and workforce training. Coordinate with BHRS, families, schools, primary care and other health care providers, and community partners. - Key requirements: Services should be developmentally appropriate, child- and family-centered, culturally and linguistically responsive, trauma-informed, and recovery-oriented. The program must meet applicable Medi-Cal, DHCS, County, and Network Adequacy Certification requirements, promote educational and community participation, and support measurable outcomes, including reducing avoidable hospitalization or more restrictive placement. - OEMs and named service vendors: No OEMs or outside provider vendors are identified; this is a services solicitation. - Products and quantities: No products, part numbers, or fixed service quantities are specified.

Description

Merced County, on behalf of its Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Department, seeks a qualified provider to design, implement, and operate a Children and Youth Day Treatment Intensive (DTI) Program. The program will provide Specialty Mental Health Services to eligible children and youth through a structured therapeutic milieu, including psychotherapy, skill-building, crisis response, treatment planning, care coordination, family involvement, and transition planning. The provider is responsible for staffing, program administration, quality management, documentation, reporting, and collaboration with BHRS, families, schools, and community partners. Services must meet applicable Medi-Cal, state, federal, and County requirements.

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