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Senate subcommittee hears plan to modernize psychiatric residential treatment facility rates; no final action
Summary
Committee discussed SB2399, which would update PRTF rate setting—allowing some parent travel and home‑pass costs, increasing an administrative cap and moving toward value‑based purchasing. Department and providers outlined a timeline for rule changes and new rates in January 2026; committee did not vote.
The committee took testimony at length on SB2399, a bill proposing changes to reimbursement for psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs). The sponsor was not present; Tim Ganger of Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch, a PRTF provider, described the changes in the committee amendment and urged adoption.
Ganger said the amendment is aimed at modernizing an antiquated rate‑setting process that had not kept pace with changes in program operations and accreditation. The amendment would allow PRTFs to include certain…
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