Medical Legal Services

The Vendor is required to provide to procure statewide medical legal partnership (MLP) services with a legal aid service provider experienced in successfully facilitating the MLP model.
- Many people with complex health needs confront social needs such as housing instability or homelessness, immigration challenges, criminal system involvement, unlawful disenrollment from federal or state disability benefits, and the absence of paperwork to guide responsible medical decision-making. 
- While these needs have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of individuals, the health care system is not equipped to address these needs.
- Clients will receive direct legal services in a variety of areas including housing, immigration, family issues and public benefits.  
- This level of direct legal intervention can improve a client’s understanding of their own legal rights while positively impacting one’s health issues related to unaddressed legal concerns.
- Training on the laws pertaining to housing, family issues, immigration, and public benefits enhances the behavioral health staff’s skills in identifying underlying issues and matching the client’s need with the appropriate resource.  
- This cross-training seeks to increase the professional’s confidence level on various issues; and more importantly may give the practitioner an opportunity to gather more comprehensive information about the client’s social history.
- Case management statistics - This includes, legal case status (cases opened/closed and by type), number of consultations conducted, number of contacts/hours spent (includes on-going case contacts by month), and the legal outcome.

- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: December 20, 2026