Specifications include, but are not limited to: These services are provided through the Human Services Department (HSD) Brain Injury Program and are funded through the Brain Injury Services Fund (BISF). Contracted providers are sought to provide direct services to New Mexicans with traumatic and other acquired brain injuries, who have crisis interim needs and are not eligible to receive services through Medicaid. All services are intended to resolve a participant’s crisis needs, while enhancing self-determination and promoting independence. The specific direct crisis interim provider services required include: 1. Service Coordination (SC)– through a professional agency specializing in serving the brain injury /disability population in each of the five service regions. 2. Fiscal Intermediary Agent (FIA) --through a professional agency, which pays for specialized goods and services accessed by BISF participants, statewide, and through its development of a specialized provider network that is willing to serve individuals with brain injury.
