The selected contractor (“Contractor”) shall provide street-based engagement services, primary care services, clinical supervision, and consultation for health care needs, as follows: 1. The Contractor shall provide five teams (the “Street Medicine Teams”) of physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, outreach workers, and clinical and administrative support, in both full time and part-time capacities. The clinical team is expected to be primarily field based and serve the coverage areas in the attached map (Exhibit 1) and clients within the half mile of the mapped coverage area that is located in the city of Los Angeles. 2. The Contractor shall ensure continuity of care by providing services directly to all of their patients on the street, where they reside, in addition to when they move indoors into shelter or housing. 3. Provide nursing and medical supervision in accordance with a schedule that will be determined with the selected contractor decreasing the disparity in standard healthcare quality metrics. 4. Within the service region, the medical teams will conduct outreach and provide healthcare services to people experiencing homelessness living in places not meant for human habitation, interim and bridge housing, or other locations where individuals or families experiencing homelessness may be residing. 5. Provide assessments of patients, as outlined in Project Outcomes below: a. Provide direct medical care including, but not limited to: health assessment/screening, diagnosis and treatment of disease, preventative medicine, prescription and/or administration of medication, health education, and/or referral to specialty care. b. Assist patients with maintaining medication and treatment regimens. c. As necessary, facilitate transportation for patients to aid in assessing resources and/or attending appointments.
