DSHS - Children's Administration - 2SHB 2106 Public/Private Partnership

Transforming Child Welfare Services (HB2106)

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RFP #1113-386 - Project formally withdrawn May 26, 2011
Go to the RFP web page

May 18, 2011

Preliminary injunction on RFP for Performance Based Contracting for Services

The 2009 Washington State Legislature passed House Bill 2106, requiring increased accountability in the Washington state child welfare system. HB2106 was enacted to improve outcomes for children and families involved the child welfare system through: increased accountability by those providing services, ensuring all children have access to a wide service array, and good stewardship of state funds. The law requires improving child welfare outcomes through service implementation in two parts.

Performance Based Contracting for Purchased Services (part I): requires the Department to convert Children's Administration contracts for child and family services to contracts based on performance standards and measurable outcomes by July 2011.

Case Management Demonstration Sites (part II): requires the Child Welfare Transformation Design Committee to recommend two private-agency demonstration sites. By December 30, 2012, about half of the children and their families in each demonstration site catchment area will be randomly selected to receive services from a supervising private agency, with the remaining receiving case management from Children's Administration.

Timeline for implementation
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June-October 2010	Partners for Our Children statewide market scan Partners for Our Children conducted a statewide market scan to identify service capacity, access to services, strengths and financial capabilities of service providers, and service gaps. 2106 Washington State Child Welfare Service Provider Survey
July-September 2010	CA data released to providers CA data released to providers in July and throughout summer to help providers prepare for and plan for the transition to performance-based contracting. Read the Children's Administration Databook - The databook provides information on all CA expenditures and services. The Performance Based Contracts will not contain all services or funds reported in the databook. For questions, email transformCW@dshs.wa.gov.
January 2011	Provider meeting regarding Financial Model Two meetings took place with providers to provide details on the final fiscal model to be included in the upcoming RFP. One meeting was held in Spokane and the other in Burien. Read the letter sent to providers - January 5, 2011 Read the follow up letter to service partners - January 13, 2011 Follow up documents : PowerPoint Presentation Financial Model (Excel): Performance History In Care and Admission Case Rate Model Revised Case Rate model to normalize the calculation of In-Home care days
February - May 2011	Performance-Based Contracting for Services Request for Proposal RFP #1113-386 - Project formally withdrawn May 26, 2011 Go to the RFP web page
April 20, 2011	Child Welfare Transformation Design Committee meeting Presentation led by Denise Revels Robinson, CA Assistant Secretary
December 30, 2012	Contract for child welfare services in demonstration sites DSHS will contract for child welfare services in the demonstration sites (part II of HB 2106). DSHS will provide case management services in the demonstration sites to establish a control or comparison group. The assignment of case management for families will be split through random assignment in the offices included in the demonstration sites, with about half of the families in each of the sites to be randomly assigned to Children's Administration case management and about half to be assigned to a supervising private agency.
June 30, 2012	Final report on performance-based contracts to the Governor and the Legislature Washington State Institute for Public Policy will provide final report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the conversion of existing contracts for child welfare services to performance-based contracts.
April 1, 2015	Report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the measurable effects achieved Washington State Institute for Public Policy will provide a report to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the measureable effects achieved by private contractors in the demonstration sites as compared to effects achieved outside the demonstration sites (part II of the project).
June 1, 2015	Governor will determine whether to expand the demonstration sites or terminate the contracting of all child welfare services Based on the reports from the WSIPP, the Governor will determine whether to expand the demonstration sites or terminate the contracting of all child welfare services. Regardless, DSHS will continue use of performance-based contracts.