Jennifer Hawkins Health Care Integration Administrator Maricopa County DES & Maricopa County Partnership: Pre-release AHCCCS applications for Jail Inmates Jennifer Hawkins Health Care Integration Administrator Maricopa County
Partnership Purpose Target criminal justice population Recidivism/public safety Health needs/co-occurring conditions Provide direct AHCCCS application assistance and early eligibility determinations to MCSO inmates Track results post-release Eligibility Usage
The Team Department of Economic Security (DES) Health Care Integration (HCI) Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Maricopa County Adult Probation (APD) Keogh Health Connection Enroll America
Pilot Plan Target population: ALPHA High risk to reoffend Substance use Mental health Long-term sentence/program Identified release Probation tail
Pilot Plan Leverage existing assistor and outreach resources and services Keogh Health Connection Enroll America
Partnership Timeline May July Sept Nov Dec ALPHAs graduate and Team formation, started process discussions, ID’d roles Chose target population, continued process and logistics discussions Tested jail and DES/HEA+ processes with >10 inmate applications Facilities walk-through, finalized jail and DES logistics, confirmed pilot dates 41 (60%) applications processed at Estrella and Durango Jails ALPHAs graduate and release into community/DES verify release with MCSO May July Sept Nov Dec
What’s next? Collect and track data in APETS Expand to next ALPHA cycles + 4th Ave. Jail Target additional inmate populations Sentenced Tents Women High-risk to re-offend Probation tails
Considerations Enrollment resources (assistors) Jail logistics Inmate release process Group enrollment vs. 1-1 Paper process Long-term tracking Education and renewals
Jen Hawkins Maricopa County 602-506-1968 hawkinsj002@mail.maricopa.gov Contact Jen Hawkins Maricopa County 602-506-1968 hawkinsj002@mail.maricopa.gov