OMHSAS PRTF Regulatory Forum Follow Up

As a follow up to the recent Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) Regulatory Forum on May 21, 2025, OMHSAS has released the following slide deck of the presentation. The forum presented an opportunity to review OMHSAS’ response and changes to the public feedback from the proposed PRTF regulations that were released last fall.

The RCPA PRTF Review Group is reconvening to review the changes as well as responses to recommendations that are still pending for review. Additionally, we will be working to create a cost analysis for the implementation of these proposed regulations as they stand currently. The state is proposing a cost analysis 90 days after promulgation, but with the uncertainty in Federal Medicaid, and the state’s proposed capitation increase, the potential challenges of those fiscal benchmarks indicate a cost analysis could better inform all systems stakeholders on the financial implications of implementation.

We will be reaching out to our PRTF Review Group this week for next steps, and if any members are interested in our Children’s Residential Services Committee or PRTF Review Group, please contact RCPA Policy Associate Emma Sharp.

Also if you have any feedback or comments on the OMHGSAS PRTF Forum, they can be submitted via email.