Tulsa County’s mental health service is solving some confusion after three major clinics in Oklahoma Management and Corporate Service (OMES) on Thursday.
The notice was sent to Grand Mental Health and Creoks Health Services and stated that the contract with the provider would end on May 10, 2025.
The state also tried to send this letter to family and children’s services, but was delivered to Gale La Physis, former president and CEO who retired in 2023.
R-Sapulpa’s Mark Lawson lawmaker has provided a copy of the sent notice.
Melissa Provenzano manager of D-Tulsa is an email sent by OMES at an open meeting by Allie Friesen, the director of OK Mental Health and Drug Abuse Service at 6 am Friday morning. mistake.
Provenzano said the contract would be renegotiated at the end of the fiscal year.
“Yesterday we thought that everything was calming and we were trying to get that number, and then three providers who served Tulsa were a bit confused yesterday because we got a letter that we are terminating the contract, but we didn’t know that the Friesen commissioner was not true.”
Lawson mentioned notice that the service would not be affected at this point.
Lawson said, “I was relieved, and it was clear that it was not intended for the OMES or mental health and drug abuse service department to withdraw or break the service.
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Reaction of mental health and drug abuse service
Allie Friesen issued the following statement on Friday afternoon on behalf of mental health and drug abuse services.
“Our priorities are obvious in relation to these complex and contract issues. We protect the treatment approach to Oklahoma people who rely on these services. We thank the governor for ensuring an important true path in ensuring a clear path to the critical mental health services without interruption throughout the state. thank you.
We are working closely with OMES and community partners to understand the confusion caused by recent events and to implement the contract store gap. This problem is entirely not related to the procurement gap or contract optimization. Our promise to provide high -quality behavioral health services is still strong as we strive for continuous solutions and excellence. “
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Confusion of mental health services has raised concerns about the immediate impact on mental health approach between local leaders and providers.
When asked about the reduction of mental health services on Wednesday, the Stitt Governor said that he could delete it to other suppliers, not to call it a supplier, not to call it.
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The provider responds to the notification
Grand Mental Health, one of the affected providers, shared a statement that expressed concern about about 53,000 Oklahomans who are currently being treated in Tulsa facilities.
“Our first concern is about more than 53,000 Oklahoma who have served through the Tulsa Office, which will immediately lose mental health and addiction treatment services.
Grand Mental Health says the termination of the contract can force the closure of two essential facilities.
- The emergency recovery center of Tulsa provides crisis intervention and stabilization.
- The largest residential addiction treatment center in the Lord is also in the turmoil.
Brent Black, CEO of Creoks Health Services, has published the following statements:
“The community must know that we will continue to provide high -quality treatment to the Oklahoma who need our services, and we are regularly communicated with the Ministry of Mental Health and the Abuse Service, and we are convinced that nothing will change from everyday operations.
Without funding or alternative plans, both may end in a few weeks.
What is the following?
Grand Mental Health says that the operation will continue until May 10, but it can cooperate with the state to find a resolution.
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