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OHS hearing orders late files as AMCP seeks to become majority owner of Turnbridge behavioral‑health services
Summary
At an OHS public hearing May 29, Turnbridge/CT Clinical and prospective sponsor AMCP described a plan for AMCP to acquire 90% equity, inject capital to expand adolescent residential services, and keep clinical leadership in place; the hearing officer required three late‑file submissions (due 06/06/2025) clarifying which locations and data are included in the transaction.
Hearing officer Alicia Noovey of the Office of Health Strategy opened a public hearing May 29 on a certificate of need application (docket 24-32770-CON) for CT Clinical Services Inc. and AMCP Treatment Intermediate LLC, which together propose a transfer of ownership of CT Clinical Partners Inc.
Turnbridge chief executive and founder David Vieux and president Brett Siverio testified that the application as filed focuses on two Connecticut Department of Public Health‑licensed outpatient clinics (New Haven and Westport) but that the company operates 23 facilities across three program types: the two DPH‑licensed clinics; adolescent residential programs licensed by the Department of Children and Families (DCF); and an extended‑care/transitional living program with about 15 sites. Vieux said AMCP’s proposed capital would fund expansion of adolescent residential capacity, including new houses on the Killingworth campus.
Robert Haisch, a partner at A and M Capital speaking for AMCP, told the panel that AMCP is a board‑level investor and "has no involvement in clinical decisions," adding that the firm’s role is to provide capital, technology and back‑office support to expand access. "We would not do this investment without David, Brett, Jamie, and their team," Haisch said, according to the record.
On governance, witnesses said executive and clinical leadership at Turnbridge would remain in place if the transaction is approved, but the parent board would change: North Castle Partners’ seats would be vacated and AMCP would take board representation under a proposed consolidated "mirror" board structure. Counsel and witnesses described an ownership outcome in which AMCP would hold roughly 90% at closing while a portion of equity (about 10%) would be set aside as incentive/vesting equity for management that does not require cash investment.
Noovey pressed the applicants for clarity about what is being transferred and how the application tables were completed. She pointed to a mismatch between OHS Table 1 (which lists two facilities) and a later table that lists many more service locations, and ordered three late files to clarify the record: (1) a single list of all service locations being acquired, including DCF‑licensed sites; (2) facility service‑area (PSA) data for each facility with a state‑level breakdown of the 172 out‑of‑state patients the application referenced; and (3) illustrative, documented examples that show access and quality improvements from prior AMCP acquisitions (for example, technology upgrades, electronic health records or measurable volume changes). The hearing officer set the due date for the late files as June 6, 2025.
Applicants described the rationale for the transaction as increasing access and capacity to meet demand for adolescent behavioral‑health services in Connecticut. Vieux said AMCP had committed to inject "millions of dollars" to carry out a growth plan and that, without approval, some construction and expansion projects could halt.
No votes or formal approvals were taken at the hearing. OHS staff and the hearing officer said they would consider the late files and make written findings under Conn. Gen. Stat. §19a‑639. The hearing was adjourned at 11:07 a.m.; the record was left open pending the ordered submissions.
