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Medicaid Behavioral Health Services: Psychiatric Residential Treatment
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2022
Location
Service Covered?
Copayment Required?
Limits on Services?
United States
Yes - 22; No - 23; NR - 6
Yes - 3
Yes - 4
Alabama
Yes
Yes - not specified
No
Alaska
No
Arizona
Yes
NR
No
Arkansas
NR
NR
NR
California
Yes
No
No
Colorado
Yes
Room and board cost
No
Connecticut
No
Delaware
NR
NR
NR
District of Columbia
Yes
Yes - not specified
Authorization is required
Florida
No
Georgia
NR
NR
NR
Hawaii
No
Idaho
Yes
No
No
Illinois
No
Indiana
No
Iowa
Yes
No
No
Kansas
No
Kentucky
Yes
No
NR
Louisiana
No
Maine
Yes
No
No
Maryland
Yes
No
NR
Massachusetts
No
Michigan
Yes
No
NR
Minnesota
NR
NR
NR
Mississippi
No
Missouri
No
Montana
Yes
No
Requires prior authorization and continued stay reviews
Nebraska
Yes
No
No
Nevada
No
New Hampshire
NR
NR
NR
New Jersey
Yes
No
No
New Mexico
Yes
No
Prior authorization is required 5 days from admission
New York
No
North Carolina
No
North Dakota
Yes
No
No
Ohio
No
Oklahoma
No
Oregon
Yes
No
No
Pennsylvania
No
Rhode Island
Yes
No
No
South Carolina
No
South Dakota
No
Tennessee
Yes
No
No
Texas
No
Utah
NR
NR
NR
Vermont
Yes
No
No
Virginia
No
Washington
Yes
No
No
West Virginia
Yes
No
Based on medical necessity
Wisconsin
No
Wyoming
No
2018
Location
Service Covered?
Copayment Required?
Limits on Services?
United States
Yes - 23 No - 23 NR - 5
Yes - 0
Yes - 6
Alabama
No
Alaska
No
Arizona
Yes
No
No
Arkansas
No
California
Yes
No
No
Colorado
Yes
No
No
Connecticut
No
Delaware
Yes
No
Medically necessary and part of a treatment plan
District of Columbia
No
Florida
No
Georgia
No
Hawaii
No
Idaho
No
Illinois
NR
NR
NR
Indiana
Yes
No
Prior authorization required
Iowa
NR
NR
NR
Kansas
No
Kentucky
No
Louisiana
No
Maine
Yes
No
No
Maryland
Yes
No
Services are pre-authorized
Massachusetts
No
Michigan
Yes
No
No
Minnesota
Yes
No
NR
Mississippi
No
Missouri
No
Montana
No
Nebraska
Yes
No
No
Nevada
Yes
No
NR
New Hampshire
NR
NR
NR
New Jersey
Yes
No
No
New Mexico
Yes
No
No
New York
NR
NR
NR
North Carolina
No
North Dakota
Yes
No
Coverage is limited to individuals younger than 21 years of age who meet certificate of need criteria.
Ohio
Yes
No
Ohio places children is psychiatric residential setting and pays for rehabilitative services. Room and board are not payable by the Ohio Medicaid program.