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37.87.1206    PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY SERVICES, PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

(1) These requirements are in addition to those contained in rule generally applicable to Medicaid providers.

(2) PRTF providers, as a condition of participation in the Montana Medicaid program, must comply with the following requirements:

(a) maintain a current license as a residential treatment facility under the rules of the department's Quality Assurance Division to provide PRTF services, or, if the provider's facility is not located within the state of Montana, maintain a current license in an equivalent category under the laws of the state in which the facility is located;

(b) maintain a current PRTF certification for Medicaid participation by the state in which the facility is located as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid;

(c) for all providers, enter into and maintain a current provider enrollment form with the department's fiscal agent to provide psychiatric PRTF services;

(d) license and/or register facility personnel in accordance with applicable state and federal laws;

(e) accept, as payment in full for all operating and property costs, the amounts paid in accordance with the reimbursement method set forth in this rule and ARM 37.87.1201, 37.87.1202, 37.87.1203, 37.87.1207, 37.87.1214, 37.87.1215, 37.87.1216, 37.87.1217, 37.87.1222, 37.87.1223, 37.87.1224, and 37.87.1225;

(f) for providers maintaining patient trust accounts, ensure that any funds maintained in those accounts are used only for those purposes for which the youth, legal guardian, or personal representative of the patient has given written authorization. A provider may not borrow funds from these accounts for any purpose;

(g) maintain accreditation as a PRTF by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO), Council on Accreditation (COA), or the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) or any other organization designated by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services as authorized to accredit PRTF for Medicaid participation;

(h) submit to the department prior to receiving initial reimbursement payments and thereafter within 30 days after receipt, all accreditation determinations, findings, reports, and related documents issued by the accrediting organization to the provider;

(i) provide PRTF services according to the service requirements for individuals under age 21 specified in Title 42 CFR, part 441, subpart D (2008). The department adopts and incorporates by reference Title 42 CFR, part 441, subpart D. A copy of these regulations may be obtained through the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Health Resources Division, 1400 Broadway, P.O. Box 202951, Helena, MT 59620-2951;

(j) agree to indemnify the department in the full amount of the state and federal shares of all Medicaid inpatient psychiatric services reimbursement paid to the facility during any period when federal financial participation is unavailable due to facility failure to meet the conditions of participation specified in these rules or due to other facility deficiencies or errors;

(k) complete periodic surveys requested by the department. At a minimum, a PRTF must provide the following information:

(i) average length of stay;

(ii) special treatment programs offered or facility's ability to treat co-occurring issues such as developmental disabilities, chemical dependency; medically fragile and sexual reactivity or offending issues;

(iii) specialized staff or evidence-based practices used;

(iv) special assessments used, such as psychosexual or forensic; and

(v) frequency of seclusion and restraint.

History: 53-2-201, 53-6-113, MCA; IMP, 53-2-201, 53-6-101, 53-6-111, MCA; NEW, 2008 MAR p. 2360, Eff. 1/1/09; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 1511, Eff. 6/25/10; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 1154, Eff. 6/24/11.

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