Psychiatry Services at Sacramento County's Youth Detention Facility Open Enrollment

Sacramento County Department of Health Services (DHS), Behavioral Health Services (BHS), is conducting an Open Enrollment to identify qualified individuals and organizations to provide psychiatric services for youth and young adults detained within Sacramento County’s Youth Detention Facility (YDF). The purpose of this Open Enrollment is to identify and contract with qualified psychiatrists to support County obligations under Title 15 of the California Code of Regulations, commencing with Article 8, Section 1400, Responsibility for Health Care Services (see Attachment A, Title 15 Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities). Psychiatry services under this Open Enrollment may include psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment; prescribing of psychotropic medications; medication evaluation, management, and monitoring; and consultation with YDF health and program staff. Services must be delivered safely, in a clinically appropriate manner, and in coordination with YDF multidisciplinary staff. Dispensing and administration of medications remains the responsibility of YDF health staff. Qualified providers are licensed physicians (M.D. or D.O.) who hold a current, active California medical license with board certification in psychiatry, and who are authorized to practice within the full scope of psychiatric medicine, including diagnosis and prescribing. Providers must be Board-Certified Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, or board-eligible in child and adolescent psychiatry and actively pursuing board certification resulting in board-certification within 1 year of eligibility. Providers may contract individually or through a qualifying medical group or organization. All providers must adhere to applicable California laws, regulations, and professional standards of care. Contractors are required to comply with all regulatory requirements, facility policies and procedures, and expectations for coordination with YDF leadership and oversight entities. Applicants must meet all stated Minimum Qualifications (MQs) to be eligible for contract consideration with DHS. Contracts may be executed on a rolling basis based on County need and must be fully executed before the delivery of services or submission of invoices. Approval through this Open Enrollment does not guarantee referral volume or funding. County funding is limited to reimbursement for approved direct service costs only. This Open Enrollment will remain posted through July 1, 2028; however, the County reserves the right to close the posting earlier if the program capacity is reached.