For states to move forward confidently with implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act, we must ensure Medicaid coverage continuity for youth in foster care. Unless there is a change in law, youth in foster care are at risk of losing their federal Medicaid coverage when placed in a Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) that has more than 16 beds.
Please fill out this form if you would like your organization to join a national coalition of diverse stakeholders asking Congress to exempt QRTPs from the Institution for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion. Read the full sign on letter here:
https://members.togetherthevoice.org/resources/Advocacy/QRTP-IMD%20Sign%20On%20Letter.pdf.
Please email Lisette Burton, ACRC Chief Policy & Practice Advisor, with questions or for more information at
lburton@togetherthevoice.org.