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SB 106 - Authorizes the Establishment of Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRFTs) for Individuals Under Age 21 - Wisconsin Key Vote

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Title: Authorizes the Establishment of Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRFTs) for Individuals Under Age 21

Signed by Governor Tony Evers


Title: Authorizes the Establishment of Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRFTs) for Individuals Under Age 21

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Title: Authorizes the Establishment of Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRFTs) for Individuals Under Age 21

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes the Department of Health Services to Certify Newly Established Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRFTs) for Individuals Under Age 21 in Wisconsin.

Highlights:

  • Authorizes the Department of Health Services to establish a certification process for Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) to provide inpatient psychiatric services for individuals under the age of 21 (Sec. 5).

  • Prohibits the operation of a PRFT without a certification from the Department (Sec. 5).

  • Requires the Department to include geographic consideration in its evaluation of applications for certification to ensure diversity of regional coverage of PRFTs (Sec. 5).

  • Requires PRFTs certified under this Section to comply with all federal requirements for active treatment and individual plans of care, including patient protection (Sec. 5).

  • Authorizes the Department to distribute grants to entities to establish a PRFT, and requires that the Department distribute grants with preference for having at least one PRFT in each of the northern and southern regions of the state (Sec. 5).

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Title: Authorizes the Establishment of Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRFTs) for Individuals Under Age 21

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