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Appropriations delays action on PRTF Medicaid reimbursement language to allow DHS follow‑up
Summary
Appropriations heard testimony on a bill to allow Medicaid reimbursement of certain direct‑care costs for psychiatric residential treatment facilities, including therapeutic leave days, and deferred action pending DHS follow‑up on fiscal methodology and proposed caps.
The Appropriations Committee took up Senate Bill 23‑99 related to medical assistance reimbursement for psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs). Representative Pyle introduced the policy language directing the Department of Human Services to amend medical‑assistance reimbursement rules so that certain direct‑care costs are reimbursable; the underlined items in the bill included therapeutic leave days and other specific cost categories.
Tim Ginger, an administrator at Dakota Boys…
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