Reminder: Olympic Heritage interest survey

Washington State Health Care Authority sent this bulletin at 05/14/2024 04:45 PM PDT

May 14, 2024

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Survey of Interest: Weigh in on behavioral health services at Olympic Heritage

Survey open through Monday, May 20, 2024

Olympic Heritage Behavioral Health, which opened in 2023 in Tukwila, will have up to 40 beds contracted for behavioral health services per funding awarded to the Washington Health Care Authority (HCA).

Behavioral healthcare providers, Tribal governments, stakeholders, and individuals with lived experience are encouraged to share input on what services are most needed in a survey open now through Monday, May 20, 2024. This survey will also help identify and inform potential providers.

Access the OHBH survey

Survey background

HCA has partnered with BerryDunn, an independent consulting firm, to provide project management services for the Olympic Heritage Behavioral Health Facility Project. The primary purpose of this project is to address the needs of adults with a history or likelihood of criminal legal involvement to reduce the number of individuals with behavioral health or other diagnoses accessing treatment through the criminal legal system. This will be done by opening up to 40 additional treatment beds at the Olympic Heritage facility, further expanding their capacity to deliver community behavioral health services.

To thoroughly assess and determine the type and level of services that can be provided with the addition of up to 40 beds at the Olympic Heritage facility, HCA developed a web survey to gather information from providers, including tribal governments, interested in offering one or more, but not limited to, the following services:

Short-term or step down residential behavioral health care for individuals who may have received treatment or other services through crisis stabilization or 23-hour crisis facility.
Residential, transitional, or supportive services that would divert individuals from the criminal legal system or emergency departments.
Substance use disorder or co-occurring treatment, including in- or out-patient programming.
Supportive and residential services for individuals in outpatient competency restoration; subject to assisted outpatient treatment orders; or released on personal recognizance while awaiting competency services.

Request for Feedback

HCA asks that you please complete the web survey below—unless you have already completed it—by May 20, 2024.

For more information, reach out to Tina Burrell at HCA.

Please note not all agency networks can access SurveyMonkey, which is where the survey is housed.

Access the OHBH survey

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

Functioning as both the state's largest health care purchaser and its behavioral health authority, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is a leader in ensuring Washington residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.

There are three pillars of our work: Apple Health (Medicaid); the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs; and behavioral health and recovery. Under these pillars, HCA purchases health care, including behavioral health treatment for more than 2.7 million Washington residents and provides behavioral health prevention, crisis, and recovery supports to all Washington residents.

Please do not reply directly to this message. For more information, visit the HCA website, where you'll also find contact information.

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