Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. Provider’s are encouraged to propose and describe an innovative “mainstreaming” program approach that offers consumers empowerment and/or training opportunities, i.e., transitional employment positions, and full and part time employment, or other types of job training within the organization. 2. Incorporate recovery as a personal process of empowerment in overcoming the negative impact of a psychiatric disability and substance abuser disorder, and instilling hope and maximum independence despite continued presence of illness. 3. The 24-hour group home shall have a maximum staff to consumer ratio of 1:8. The 8-16 hour group homes shall have a maximum staff to consumer ration of 1:10. 4. The 24-hour and 8-16 hour group homes shall have a maximum of two (2) consumers per bedroom unless approved by the DIVISION. DIVISION approval is required for the addition of new homes and for homes with more than six (6) beds. 5. Provide services in a manner consistent with the Comprehensive, Continuous, Integrated System of Care (“CCISC”) model of care, provided in Section 5, Attachment F and address the needs of consumers with co-occurring substance disorders as outlined in each consumer’s MRP. 6. Have a policy that emphasizes a welcoming, empathic and integrated approach to working with individuals with co-occurring substance and mental illness. 7. Provide a safe and decent environment for consumers to live. Provide the DIVISION a plan of correction with specific timelines as required by the DIVISION for correction in areas found to be non- acceptable during the DIVISION’S housing inspections.
