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Committee discusses PRTF rates, basic care facilities and licensing changes to address behavioral‑health needs
Summary
The committee reviewed differences between psychiatric residential treatment facilities (PRTFs) and basic care/adult residential settings, discussed a departmental basic‑care study recommending licensing consolidation and possible HCBS inclusion, and heard concerns about large basic care facilities and Olmstead implications.
Committee members and department staff reviewed the distinctions between psychiatric residential treatment facilities and basic care/adult residential facilities, and discussed regulatory and payment options to better serve residents with behavioral‑health needs.
Sarah Aker described PRTFs as an intensive, short‑term treatment setting where "people are expected to discharge, start discharging, or planning for discharge day 1 they enter into a PRTF," noting PRTFs have…
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