Specifications include, but are not limited to: 2.1.1 Respondent Eligibility Criteria Successful Respondent to this solicitation must meet the following criteria: A. Hospital, currently accredited by The Joint Commission (TJC), or other accrediting body granted deeming authority by the CMS, and in good standing with the accrediting organization; B. Hospital that currently provides inpatient competency restoration services in Texas; and C. Hospital that has ready to occupy capacity, including staff on or before September 1, 2022, for at least 20 beds for inpatient competency restoration services. 2.1.2 Eligible Population to be Served A. Individuals that are the age of 18 years or older and in accordance with Exhibit I, Appropriate Use Criteria; and B. Individuals committed to the State Hospital System by a Texas state court under Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Title 1, Chapter 46B. 2.1.3 Service Area The patients served will come from counties across Texas. HHSC reserves the right to negotiate the geographic boundaries of a designated service delivery area(s). 2.1.4 Inpatient Psychiatric Forensic Services Competency Restoration is the process by which defendants who have been found incompetent to stand trial are provided treatment and education so that they have a rational and factual understanding of the legal proceedings they will encounter. The Texas Code of Criminal Procedures (CCP) states that inpatient competency restoration that is provided in a mental health facility can only be either a facility operated by HHSC or is contracted with HHSC for the purpose of providing inpatient competency restoration services. The CCP requires an inpatient mental health facility that provides Competency Restoration Services to do the following: A. Develop an individual treatment plan for individuals committed to the facility for competency restoration. B. Assess whether competency is attainable in the foreseeable future. C. Report to the court and the local mental health authority/local behavioral health authority on progress towards competency at least once during the commitment period. D. The head of the facility must provide notice to the court when competency is attained, competency is not achievable in the foreseeable future, when the term of the commitment order is set to expire, if criteria for civil commitment is met, and when the final competency report is available.
