Open Enrollment – Mental Health Provider Minimum Qualifications for Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) and Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC)

This opportunity allows Foster Family Agencies (FFAs) that already have a Memorandum of Understanding with Sacramento County Child Protective Services to apply for a county‑level mental‑health contract. The contract authorizes reimbursement for Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) delivered to unlinked foster‑care youth placed in the agency’s homes, covering therapy, medication support, case management, peer supports, and crisis intervention. Payments are made via a daily rate for Therapeutic Foster Care (covering the foster parent and licensed supervisor) and unit rates for other SMHS services, funded through Medi‑Cal EPSDT. The contract is annual, ending June 30 of the fiscal year, and must be renewed each year. Agencies must meet extensive minimum qualifications, including current ISFC/TFC MOUs, recent foster‑care activity, good standing with County CPS/Probation, audited financial statements, required clinical staffing (psychiatrists, licensed clinicians, quality‑management personnel), Medi‑Cal certification, and County Smart Care EHR capability. • Open‑enrollment model – any FFA meeting the MQs may submit an enrollment request (no formal RFP). • Scope includes full outpatient mental‑health services for foster youth, plus therapeutic foster‑care supervision. • Compensation is per‑day (TFC) and per‑unit (other SMHS) with rates detailed in the contract’s Exhibit C (not disclosed in the MQ). • Contracts run annually to June 30 and must be re‑applied for each fiscal year. • Strict requirements for staffing, financial stability, Medi‑Cal certification, and technology infrastructure (Smart Care).