HomeMy WebLinkAboutCAG2023-414 - Original - Molina Health Care - Kent Corrections Facility Care Coordination - 06/27/2023 Dir/Dep:
Agreement Routing Form Supv:
• For Approvals,Signatures and Records Management
This form combines&replaces the Request for Mayor's Signature and Contract Cover Sheet forms.
KEN T
WASHINGTON (Print on pink or cherry colored paper)
Originator: Department:
Diane McCuistion Police
Date Sent: Date Required:
> 06/27/2023 06/27/2023
0
Q Authorized to Sign: Date of Council Approval:
Q
0 Director or Designee ❑Mayor
Budget Account Number: Grant? ❑Yes El No
No Funding
Budget? ❑Yes ❑No Type: N/A
lft
Vendor Nam Category:
Molina Health Care Contract
Vendor Number: Sub-Category:
c
N/A Original El
Project Name:
Care Coordination
E
i
Project Details:Inmate Release Planning
c
Agreement Amount: $ 0.00 Basis for Selection of Contractor: Other
IStart Date:06/27/2023 Termination Date: Not Provided
Q
Local Business? ❑Yes 0 No*
*Ifineets requirements perKCC3.70.700,please complete"Vendor Purchase-Local Exceptions"form on Cityspoce.
Notice required prior to disclosure? Contract Number:
❑Yes El No CAG2023-414
Date Received by City Attorney: Comments:
Bijan Hughes reviewed this agreement last
11/17/2022
year. Molina took several months to gain
0 sigatures and forward back to the City.
3 �
a,
•� i
� 3
� 40
W
p� Date Routed to the Mayor's Office:
Vf
Date Routed to the City Clerk's Office:
adccW22313_1_20 Visit Documents.KentWA.gov to obtain copies of all agreements
NovMOLINN
&Safr.� HEALTHCARE
Molina Healthcare and the City of Kent Corrections Facility Care Coordination
Coordinating care prior to and upon release
This Agreement is between Molins Healthcare and the City of Kent Correction Facility
Common Care Coordination Activities Molina can provide
Upon release, include, but are not limited to:
• Providing Continuity of care for physical health, mental health, and substance use
disorder (SUD) treatment needs
• Assistance in scheduling medical appointments and connecting to care providers
• Assistance connecting to social service and counseling appointments
• Assistance connecting to community based services
• Obtaining Durable Medical Equipment (DME) covered through Medicaid
• Assistance connecting to housing resources to include shelters
• Assistance connecting to medicaid transportation for healthcare servcies
• Access to cell phones
• Access to Food banks
Care Coordination Process
• Molina Care Coordination Staff roles and responsibilities
o Molina will identify current members booked into the correctional facility based
on enrollment data sent from the HCA.
o Molina will reach out to the correctional facility based on the agreed upon
method of daily email list of members being sent to ksantiago@kentwa.gov;
kdean@kentwa.gov,which is established with the facility to discuss clients in need
of care coordination assistance upon release
■ Correctional Facility can also discuss a specific client of concern with
Molina.
o Molina will coordinate and arrange client communication while in the
correctional facility via an agreed upon method of staff from the Kent
Correctional Facility reaching out to the Jail Transition Team, to discuss release
planning care coordination needs dependent upon the individual needs and jail
capabilities.
■ This may include coordination with reentry programs also working with
the facility or other entities engaged in release planning. Molina may
work with the Kent Correction Facility Medical Staff through Healthcare
Delivery Services or other identified providers through the facility.
o Molina will communicate release care coordination plans as needed with
correctional facility or reentry staff. Molina will work with the correctional
facility to facilitate communication with the client (incarcerated individual) via
telephone, video, or in person visit.
MC 7/6/22
'aM0LINA
HCARE
Molina Healthcare and the City of Kent Corrections Facility Care Coordination
Coordinating care prior to and upon release
o Molina may have additional communication with client to facilitate care
coordination activities upon release. Molina will coordinate this communication
with the correctional facility directly.
• Correctional Facility Staff roles and responsibilities
o The identified staff of the Kent Correction Facility, ksantiago@kentwa.gov;
kdean@kentwa.gov will reach out to Molina Jail Transition staff for any assistance
needed by member as it relates to resources or services.
Referrals
• Correctional Facility Staff, Corrrections Medical Staff or Re-entry Teams can initiate
referral for care coordination by sending an email to
Lailtransitionsrequesrnolinahealthcare.com. Include member name, dob, specific
need for the referral, and person requesting referral
• Molina will respond to referral request within 2 days of receipt.
Training
Molina and Correctional Staff training needs will be identified and addressed through the
following process:
Medicaid/Apple Health 101 and handouts/documents and customized for each facility
Dispute resolution
In the event of a dispute between the parties, Molina and Correctional Facility will promptly
meet and use best efforts to resolve the dispute through informal negotiation. A guiding
principle for resolving any dispute hereunder is that resolution should be sought at the lowest
level possible and only progress up the hierarchy when satisfactory resolution has not been
achieved.
Escalation Process
• Primary Contact: Curt Lutz, Justice System Liaison, Curtis.Lutz@ Molina Healthcare.com,
(509) 867-4435
• Escalation Contact: Maureen Correia, Manager Jail Transitions and Trueblood,
Maureen.Correia@MolinaHealthcare.com, (509) 655-0611
• Correctional Facility Contact: Diane McCuistion, Commander,
DMcCuistion@kentwa.gov, (253) 856-5964
• Correctional Facility Escalation Contact: [Name], [Title], [Email], Phone Number
MC 7/6/22
.
HE ALT H CARE
Molina Healthcare and the City of Kent Corrections Facility Care Coordination
Coordinating care prior to and upon release
Molina Healthcare Representative Date
cc�wms�nn,76r ___7 - '30 45)t 15;1
(Correctional Facility Representative) Date
MC7/6/ Z