Hospital Sitting Services

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) on behalf of the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) Child Protective Services (CPS) is issuing an Open Enrollment to enter into contracts with qualified Applicants for Hospital Sitting services in certain DFPS Service Delivery Areas. The Open Enrollment period is from June 1, 2020 to August 31, 2025, with an anticipated contract start date of no earlier than September 1, 2020. DFPS is purchasing these services for children in DFPS Conservatorship who are hospitalized due to illness or injury, and the services may also be provided at a rehabilitative or nursing home facility. Eligible Applicants must submit a Hospital Sitting Services Application and required forms, and meet certain qualifications regarding organizational experience, financial management, and direct service staff. The contract will be paid on a fee for service basis, with the unit of service for Hospital Sitting being one hour of face-to-face time spent providing the service and observing the child at a rate of $25.00 per hour.

DFPS will not accept joint or collaborative Applications, and is not accepting Applications for Hospital Sitting Services in DFPS Community Based Care (CBC) Catchment Areas for Regions 2 and 3b, as the CBC providers in these Regions will be providing these services. The Open Enrollment does not provide information on pricing terms, set asides, incumbents, funding requirements and sources, or other financial details. Applicants are required to submit their applications by the specified deadline to be considered for this contract opportunity.