Spindletop Mhmr Services (The Center)

SPINDLETOP MHMR SERVICES (THE CENTER) MENTAL HEALTH GENERAL REVENUE FUNDED SERVICES

PUBLIC NOTICE - OPEN ENROLLMENT - REQUEST FOR APPLICATION (RFA)

Spindletop MHMR Services (STMHMR Services), the local mental health authority for Southeast Texas, is a contractor of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) established to plan, coordinate, develop policy, develop and allocate resources, supervise, and ensure the provision of community based mental health and mental retardation services for the residents of Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, and Orange Counties, Texas.

Pursuant to Texas Administrative Code §412.60, Spindletop MHMR Services (STMHMR Services), as a DSHS-designated Local Authority, has the authority to assemble a network of service providers to provide the following services to the priority population of persons with mental illness who reside in Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, and Orange Counties of Southeast Texas. The funds allocated by DSHS are referred to as General Revenue-funds.

The specific services being sought under General Revenue-funded services are listed here:  Pharmacological Management  Counseling (Adult)  Counseling (Children)

Applications will be accepted from July 15, 2009 through August 15, 2009.

Contract award notification will be provided on or by November 1, 2009.

Possible contracts may begin on or after February 1, 2010.

The planned term of a possible contract issued as a result of this RFA is one year, with the option to renew annually.

Official copies of the request for application (RFA) form may be obtained from the STMHMR Services extranet, www.stmhmr.org, or the Texas Electronic State Business Daily, http://esbd.cpa.state.tx.us.

Potential providers may also request a copy of the request for application form (RFA) from this name and address:

Sally Walden, Director Network Services Spindletop MHMR Services 2750 South 8th Street Beaumont, Texas 77701 409-839-2230 [email protected]