Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility

COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control

The document linked below outlines COVID-19 infection prevention and control best practices for behavioral health inpatient and residential care facilities to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Patients/residents and staff in inpatient and residential behavioral health facilities have a higher risk of getting COVID-19 due to living and working in close quarters and providing treatment to patients. As a result, it is important to have standardized best practices and guidelines to help staff take precautions to protect their patients/residents and themselves, while still providing high quality care. Facilities should develop and implement COVID-19 plans based on facility size, type of population and services provided.

• Behavioral Health Inpatient and Residential Facilities Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response Best Practices

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COVID-19 Guidance

• Resident Risk Assessment for Residents Leaving and Returning To a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility

State Laws and Reguations

“Psychiatric residential treatment facility” means a facility, other than a hospital, that provides a range of psychiatric services to treat residents under the age of 21 years on an inpatient basis under the direction of a physician.

• Nevada Revised Statutes 449.1195 - "Psychiatric residential treatment facility" defined
• Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 449.411

Licensing and Applications

To apply for a license to operate a hospital, you must complete the following:

• Apply for a new license
• Licensing Checklist for Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
• Application to permit the kitchen

Federal Regulations

• State Operations Manual Appendix N-Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) Interpretive Guidance
  • Guidance Related to New State Operating Manual and Appendix N for Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF)
• CMS Information about PRTF

Federal Certification Application Process

Copies of following documents must be submitted to the Behavioral Health Inbox: BehavioralHealth@dhcfp.nv.gov

• Nevada Medicaid Enrollment Checklist and Letter of Attestation - Provider Type 63.
• Full Accreditation Organization (AO) agency survey results.
  • Must include the Quality Improvement Plan (QIP)/Plan of Correction (POC)s to any recommendations received during the survey; and
  • The response from the AO agency regarding this.
• A current copy of the residential licensure.