8-Attachment B - Minimum Requirements Checklist.xlsx

This is a Minimum Requirements Checklist for RFP 26/0004, an inpatient psychiatric services procurement by Harris Health in Texas. Harris Health is seeking qualified vendors to provide inpatient behavioral health services for adult and adolescent patients beginning July 1, 2026, for a twelve-month contract term. The procurement aims to ensure timely access to inpatient psychiatric services when Harris Health facilities lack capacity while maintaining compliance with state and federal healthcare regulations.

The minimum qualification requirements establish four mandatory criteria for vendor eligibility: licensure to operate a psychiatric facility in Texas, board certification or board eligibility in psychiatry for all psychiatric physicians with Texas practice licenses, active Texas licensure and certification for nursing, technical, and clinical support staff in accordance with CMS Conditions of Participation, and twenty-four-hour, seven-day-per-week service availability including holidays. Vendors must provide affirmative responses to all four requirements and may include comments addressing each criterion.