Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) Reimbursement: Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Requirements
CMS is releasing this set of “Questions and Answers” to inform states that they can seek to
modify the terms of an existing Medicaid section 1115 demonstration opportunity to allow title
IV-E beneficiaries to receive coverage in a qualified residential treatment program (QRTP) that
is an institution for mental disease (IMD) for longer than that demonstration model currently
allows.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: October 19, 2021
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