Specifications include, but are not limited to: CONTRACTORREQUIREMENTS: 3.5.1 Contractor will process admissions 24/7; 3.5.2 The Contractor is required to serve children ages 5-17 and young adults ages 18- 21 of all genders, including actual or perceived gender identity. 3.5.3 Staffing based on the individual child or young adult’s needs with the ability to meet UP TO a 3 (Staff):1(Child and Young Adult’s) ratio requirement. 3.5.4 Coordination of services with other providers and professionals to collaborate on strengths, needs and supports. This includes facilitating, coordinating and scheduling medical and mental health/clinical services and providing transportation to appointments. 3.5.5 Individualized service plans designed to meet a child or young adult’s comprehensive needs such as ADL’s, enhanced supervision, medical needs. 3.5.6 Some children or young adults served may require comprehensive assessments as provided by other state authorities, or their delegates, such as Development Disabilities or Behavioral Health providers to better understand needed services and care. 3.5.7 Will require a comprehensive assessment developed within 30 days of placement. This will document the child or young adult’s needs, strengths, team/family goals, discharge planning and transition planning. Documentation should include at a minimum: services provided to child or young adult, an incident reports; and monthly progress reporting. 3.5.8 The program will accept all referrals from the agency and develop a “no reject” policy that will outline how the contractor will manage unknown needs of youth entering their service. 3.5.9 The program will not prematurely discharge or ‘eject’ Clients from the program. Contractor will develop a “no eject” policy that will outline their procedure for welcoming youth back to the placement setting and managing behaviors after short absences. Exception to no eject requirement are: • The youth is recommended for psychiatric hospitalization and a bed is immediately available. • Youth is incarcerated. • Legal action prevents youth’s return to the contractor as a victim has been identified to work or live in the placement setting. • The eject policy will be detailed and approved by the agency, limited to escalation to detention/closed custody or a hospitalization setting with no more than 5% of children/young adults ejected in a 12-month period.
