Specifications include, but are not limited to: The City of Albuquerque is seeking Qualifed Professional and Clinical Services for the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program. The Successful Offeror: A. Shall be established clinical providers with experience working with persons with serious mental illness. B. Shall be able to Invoice Medicaid and other revenue realized from provision of services to the extent possible in order to maximize services and City funding for any nonMedicaid clients or non-Medicaid covered expenses. C. Shall work effectively with the Second Judicial District Court and associated staff, in operating AOT. D. Shall consider in comprehensive assessments individual language needs and other social beliefs or cultural norms. E. Shall collaborate and coordinate with area hospitals to ensure appropriate discharge planning and follow up for individuals participating in the AOT program, as applicable. F. Shall screen for clinical and legal appropriateness for AOT services, utilizing the approved screening tool which incorporates New Mexico AOT State statutes, within two (2) business days of receiving client information. Whether the client is engaged in services with an agency or not, the agency will work with the petitioning attorney to file an AOT petition. G. Shall anticpate outcomes to include, but not be limited to, reduction in client utilization of emergency department and hospitalization; reduction in length of stay at inpatient mental facilities and jail; reduction in arrests, jail entry and re-entry of persons experiencing behavioral health crises; reduction in adverse experiences (self-harm, violence to others, homelessness, further contact with the police, etc.) after AOT engagement; increased quality of life (i.e., better coping strategies; reduction in use of higher levels of care; reduction in suicide or other violence, or sustained participation in treatment); satisfaction among clients, families, and program staff; and increased savings to health systems through increased community-based care and less reliance on higher levels of care.
