Nevada 988 Behavioral Services Contract Planned To Go To Carelon Behavioral Health

Carelon Behavioral Health Inc. is planned to manage Nevada’s 988 behavioral health crisis hub services. The contract, valued at $49.7 million, will go to the Nevada Board of Examiners for final approval on November 12, 2024. The contract is slated to run through August 1, 2028. For this contract, Carelon is an administrative services organization (ASO). It will be responsible for the physical and technical infrastructure of the 988 system to manage calls to two contact centers and dispatch designated mobile crisis teams. Contract kickoff is tentatively scheduled for mid-January 2025, with a phased implementation for the . . .