Illinois DCFS Awards $19 Million, 5-Year Contract For Community Mental Heath & Care Coordination Pilot Services To Infant Parent Institute

On September 1, 2014, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) awarded Infant Parent Institute (IPI) a five-year contract valued at $19 million to provide certification, review, and technical assistance for Medicaid community mental health services (MCMHS) and to provide administrative functions related to the DCFS Care Coordination Pilot Program. The contract began September 1, 2014, and runs through August 31, 2019. IPI was the incumbent to the previous contract. IPI will conduct various activities and functions pertaining to the certification of provider organizations and deliver technical assistance needed to develop MCMHS contracts that comply with the . . .