Pre Petition Screenings Services

The Vendor is required to provide pre-petition screenings for administering the court-ordered evaluation portion sections.
- Upon receiving the application for evaluation, the contractor shall provide pre-petition screening within forty-eight (48) hours excluding weekends and holidays when possible, to determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe the allegations of the applicant for the court-ordered evaluation, whether the person will voluntarily receive evaluation at a scheduled time and place and whether the person has a persistent or acute disability or a grave disability or is likely to present a danger to self or others until the voluntary evaluation.
- After the pre-petition screening has been completed, the contractor shall prepare a report of opinions and conclusions. 
- If a pre-petition screening is not possible, the contractor shall prepare a report giving reasons why the screening was not possible and include opinions and conclusions of staff members who attempted to conduct pre-petition screening, or otherwise investigated the matter.
- If the pre-petition screening report indicates that there exists no reasonable cause to believe the allegations of the applicant for the court-ordered evaluation, it shall be reviewed by the medical director of the contractor or the medical director's designee.
- If, based on the allegations of the applicant for the court-ordered evaluation and the pre-petition screening report or other information obtained while attempting to conduct a pre-petition screening, the contractor determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that the proposed patient is, as a result of mental disorder, a danger to self or to others or has a persistent or acute disability or a grave disability and that the proposed patient is unable or unwilling to voluntarily receive evaluation or is likely to present a danger to self or to others, has a grave disability or will further deteriorate before receiving a voluntary evaluation, the contractor shall prepare a petition for court-ordered evaluation and shall send it to the office.
- On a monthly basis, the contractor shall send a list of all individuals pre-screened with their full name and date of birth, the venue in which they were referred to, and the outcome of the screening.
- Failure to document that the physician or mid-level practitioner sees and assesses the proposed patient on a daily basis, including weekends/holidays, to determine whether proposed patients continue to require involuntary commitment.
- Claims submitted for medical services provided to proposed patients;
- Provider bills for services to proposed patients after their status changed to voluntary; 
- Invalidation of a petition due to physicians performing evaluations after the statutory timelines, including payments for evaluation and inpatient day(s) associated with the hospitalization;
- Dismissal of a petition for court ordered treatment due to a physician's and/or contractor’s staff unavailability at the date, time and place of hearing.
- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: July 8, 2025