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Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 048 - Health, Department ofSubagency 0037 - Medicaid
Chapter 40 - FREESTANDING PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES
Section 40-8 - Admission

048-40 Wyo. Code R. § 40-8

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Current through April 27, 2019
Section 40-8 - Admission

(a) Certification of need for services. Before admission to a facility, an interdisciplinary team shall complete a certification of need for services.

(b) Admission Certification. Admissions to FPRTCs are subject to the procedural requirements of Chapter 8, which are incorporated by this reference, except that the determination shall be whether treatment in an FPRTC is medically necessary. In place of the medical necessity criteria of that Chapter, the Department shall determine the medical necessity of admission to an FPRTC using the following criteria:

  • (i) Outpatient community-based treatment has failed; and
  • (ii) Placement in the reciept's's home, a foster home, or a group home has failed, and placement in a FPRTC is medically necessary.

048-40 Wyo. Code R. § 40-8