The South Dakota Board of Medical & Osteopathic Examiners (SDBMOE) is seeking a consultant to complete an evaluation of the Board’s Health Professional Assistance Program (HPAP). A Health Professional Assistance Program (HPAP) is a confidential program designed to help regulated health professionals who may be unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety due to mental health or substance use issues. The program focuses on early identification, intervention, treatment, continued care, and monitoring of their return to practice, all while ensuring public safety. The SDBMOE seeks a consultant to complete a strategic analysis of the current Health Professional Assistance Program to include but not be limited to data analysis, best practice identification and final recommendations to assess the adequacy of the current HPAP program within the statutory requirements set forth by South Dakota codified law. Proposals should include strategies not mentioned herein that the respondents would suggest as part of the comprehensive strategic analysis.
