A PRTF is a program that provides inpatient psychiatric services furnished in a psychiatric residential treatment facility.  Approval for placement in this setting requires rigorous review by an independent team, which includes a physician.  These settings are not licensed by the Children’s Division.  The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is responsible for the certification of PRTF settings in Missouri.  More information about PRTF facilities can be found in Section 4, Chapter 2 (Placements), Subsection 7 – Requirements for Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) Placements.

Related Practice Alerts and Memos:

1-3-20 – PA20-RD-01 – Relative Resource Placement Consideration

1-15-19 – https://dssmanuals.mo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cd19-01.pdf

6-11-20 – CD20-23 – Update on Placement Hierarchy and Diligent Searches