Specifications include, but are not limited to: Contractor shall operate a certified Intensive Outpatient Program (6 to 21 years old) and Structured Outpatient Program (12 to 21 years old) for sexually abusive/reactive children and youth and provide a full range of Title 9 outpatient diagnostic and treatment services for children, adolescents, and young adults who are Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED), hereafter known as clients, who are full-scope Medi-Cal beneficiaries. Services shall adhere to Children’s System of Care (CSOC) principles and be community based, with services provided at home, and/or office/clinic settings. Contractor shall be involved in the following activities: 1.1. Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) 1.1.1. IOP shall be designed to meet the unique needs of children and youth who have exhibited sexually abusive/reactive behavior. 1.1.2. Services shall include individual, family and group therapy 1.1.2.1. IOP shall be offered Monday through Friday with clients attending one (1) to five (5) days a week based on individualized clinical needs. 1.1.2.1.1. The program shall have a procedure in place to titrate clients when they achieve their treatment goals. 1.1.2.2. Group therapy shall be offered a minimum of three (3) days a week at clinic sites. IOP clients may participate in SOP groups. 1.1.2.3. The program shall have three (3) regionalized IOP sites (Central-main site, South or East, and North Inland or North Coastal) and may provide teletherapy to ensure individual and family services are accessible. 1.2. Structure Outpatient Program (SOP) with School 1.2.1. SOP shall be designed to meet the unique needs of youth who are trauma reactive and have committed sex offenses. 1.2.2. SOP shall be offered five (5) days a week for 2.5 hours a day following school. 1.2.3. Services shall include individual, family, group therapy (minimum 3x a week) and psychoeducational groups. 1.2.4. Program shall include schooling for those students referred by their school districts. 1.2.4.1. Contractor shall make available two (2) school classrooms to accommodate up to 15 clients each. 1.2.4.2. Educational service shall include curriculum for 8th-12th graders through identified school district. 1.2.4.3. School day shall start at (offeror to propose) AM until (offeror to propose) PM, with SOP commencing after school, with any modification requiring prior written COR approval and written agreement from educational partners. 1.2.4.4. Contractor shall establish a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the clinic site School District and Local Educational Agencies in San Diego County who refer students to SOP. Agreements will include parameters for transportation and educational instruction made available through the School District. Copy of most recent MOU shall be provided to the COR. 1.2.5. Program shall have a procedure in place for clients who returned to their school of origin to step down to IOP for continued services as needed. 1.3. Office/Clinic Services: Contractor shall operate a Medi-Cal certified clinic available for clients and families who prefer to receive services within an office or clinic setting. Services shall include the full array of outpatient behavioral health services. 1.4. Community/Home Based Services: Contractor shall provide community and/or limited home-based services to meet the client and family needs.
