psychiatric residential treatment facility

Overview

A psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF) is a residential facility (category) for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. In other words, it is a residential treatment facility specializing in psychiatric care.

The US Department of Health and Human Services defines it as "any non-hospital facility with a provider agreement with a State Medicaid Agency to provide the inpatient services benefit to Medicaid-eligible individuals under the age of 21 (psych under 21 benefit)."

Links

• US HHS:
  • What is a PRTF
  • 2007-02-16 Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) Clarification (linked from here)
  • 2001-06-01 Reporting Requirements: Use of Restraint and Seclusion in Psychiatric Treatment Facilities Providing Inpatient Psychiatric Services to Individuals Under Age 21
• North Carolina:
  • North Carolina Medicaid Special Bulletin IV, December 2001 (PDF): PRTFs are defined on p.27 of the file (p.23 of the contents)