Residential Contracts (24-Hour Residential Child Care)

Introduction | Residential Child Care Contracting Opportunities | Applying for a Residential Child Care Contract With DFPS | Residential Child Care Contract and Required Forms | Residential Child Care Contractors | Residential Contract Managers | Regional Statistical Information About Children in DFPS Care | Contract-related Resources | New Rates for 24-hour Residential Child-Care Reimbursements | Feedback

Introduction

DFPS contracts with about 290 licensed residential child-care providers to provide substitute care to children in DFPS’s managing conservatorship. Through these contracts, DFPS establishes the qualifications, standards, services, expectations, and outcomes for 24-hour child-care facilities and child-placing agencies. 

Residential Contract Managers are regionally based DFPS staff responsible for assessing, monitoring, and managing these contracts.   Residential contract managers serve as liaisons between DFPS field staff and providers ensuring effective conflict resolution, input, and communication. Residential Contracts staff also work closely with the DFPS Third Party Reviewer and the DFPS Licensing Division to ensure contractors maintain compliance with service level and licensing standards.

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Residential Child Care Contracting Opportunities

8/8/07 - Procurement for Enhanced Residential Child Care Services

9/5/07 - Emergency Procurement - Intensive Psychiatric Transition Program Services

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Applying for a Residential Child Care Contract with DFPS

Steps to Contracting with DFPS include:

• Apply for a License through DFPS Child Care Licensing
• Search the website for open solicitations for Residential Child Care Service on the Texas Building and Procurement Commission's Electronic State Business Daily http://esbd.tbpc.state.tx.us.
• Review available solicitations for application instructions and submit application to the name and address listed for DFPS Purchased Client Services Procurement Office. E-mail questions to DFPS Purchased Client Services Procurement Office
• Coordinate with DFPS through the DFPS Initial Residential Contracting Process. (Coming soon!)

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Residential Child Care Contract and Required Forms

• Residential Child Care Contract FY 2007 Amendment #1 (Adobe Acrobat format)
• Residential Child Care Contract FY 2007 Amendment Letter #1 (Adobe Acrobat format)
• Residential Child Care Contract FY 2007 (Adobe Acrobat format)
• Residential Child Care Contract FY 2007 - Executive Summary (Adobe Acrobat format)
• Renewal Forms for FY 2007 for Existing Contractors
• ICSQ - 9007RCC.doc (Word format)
• Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion for Covered Contracts – 2046.doc (Word format)
• Certification Regarding Federal Lobbying – 2047e.doc (Word format)
• Request for Determination of Ability to Contract – 4732.doc (Word format)
• Addendum to Request for Determination of Ability to Contract – 4732addem.doc (Word format)
• Contractor Information – Contractor Information Form.xls (Excel format)
• Disaster and Emergency Plan (Word format)
• Frequently Asked Questions Regarding FY 07 Contract (Adobe Acrobat format)

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Residential Child Care Contractors

• Residential child care contractors

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Residential Contract Managers

• Residential child care contracts Staff  for 24 hour/Residential Facilities

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Contract-related Resources

• Medical Consent
• Medical Consent Training for Non-DFPS Employees
• Capacitación sobre el consentimiento informado para personas que no trabajan para el DFPS
• Medical Services Initiative
  • Medical Consent Information
• Emergency Preparedness Guidelines
• Residential Child Care Licensing
• Standards and Regulations
• Update on Proposed Minimum Standards for Residential Child Care Operations
• Best Practice Guidelines for Psychotropic Medication
• Daily Food Guide
• Texas Medicaid Providers Manual
• Texas Health Steps and the Medical Transportation Brochure
• DFPS Policy Related to Reimbursement for Reserve Bed Days
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Service Levels for Foster Care
• Foster Care
• Residential Child Care Reimbursement Rates

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Feedback

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