The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on all of us; especially our providers who through adversity continue to strive to provide quality services to children, youth, or young adults. Due to our current situation, the PRTF Regulatory Work Group meeting scheduled for April 14, 2020 will be postponed. Information on the next work group meeting will be provided in the near future.

In an effort to continue to progress towards the development of foundational standards, we will be utilizing the information from the February work group (and other applicable resources) to provide you with regulatory language and general questions for you to review and comment on. Withstanding the difficulties that many of us have at this time, this information will be forwarded periodically over the coming month(s). This will occur through the resource account (RA).

Our first focus area will be on staff ratios and sleeping hours. Though we will be starting with the topic of staff ratios and sleeping hours, please know that the RA account is available for writing to us with your comments and suggestions regarding the PRTF Regulations, other specific regulation topic areas you would like us to request input on, and general work group processes.

Contact RCPA Children’s Division Director Jim Sharp with questions.