Specifications include, but are not limited to: A. The State is requesting personnel from the mental health/behavioral health area of expertise in the following professions: • Psychiatrist • Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner • Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist • Mental Health Nurse • Psychologist • Psychological Examiner • Licensed Professional Counselor • Licensed Psychological Examiner B. The Qualified Vendor in this category shall have knowledge of professional principles and practices of medicine, mental health, and/or psychiatry/psychology, and the ability to provide the following services. 1. Assess, diagnose, and/or treat individuals with mental health/behavioral health issues. 2. Create and provide a patient treatment plan, if required, provide the plan to the Department, their representatives, the patient, and if a minor, the patient’s legal guardian or parent. 3. Maintain patient records by thoroughly documenting each visit into the Department’s electronic health record or paper chart. C. If required by the requested scope, the Qualified Vendor shall prescribe and dispense medication as deemed necessary or as requested by the Department. If the Qualified Vendor does prescribe or dispense medication, the Qualified Vendor shall document the prescription or dispensing of the medication in the patient’s chart...
