D. Services that are provided to people with serious and persistent mental illness that are not MaineCare- reimbursable services but that are paid for by state grant funds, including services delivered in jails.

3. Establishment of regional entities. The plan must establish the following regional entities:

A. Stakeholder oversight committees. The plan must establish a stakeholder oversight committee in each region of the State, to be defined in the plan. The composition and role of each committee must be specified in the plan; and

B. Regional entities. The plan must include the establishment of regional entities that are responsible for developing and contracting for a network of services, managing utilization of inpatient and high-cost services, ensuring that individualized service plans are developed for people with serious mental illness, paying claims under contracts, ensuring the implementation of a system of continuous quality improvement within the region, meeting all state and federal standards and reporting on utilization and service quality to the department; and be it further

Sec. 5. Request for proposal components. Resolved: That the department shall issue an initial request for proposal for a regional pilot project to begin no earlier than July 1, 2006; full implementation of the regional system must be completed by July 1, 2008.

1. Components. The request for proposal must:

A. Describe specific pilot project sites or regions;

B. Contain specific outcome and performance standards developed in accordance with section 3, subsection 1, paragraph E. These standards must be phased in over time and be measurable and reasonable;

C. Allow for a variety of responses according to regional needs. The successful bidder may be a single provider, multiple providers or a consortium of agencies;

D. Establish standards for access to care and the provision of coordinated, flexible services;

E. Require that the successful bidder: