PRTF placement update.
David was away from his residential Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility. He was undergoing a med wash at another facility in our state. Since David is a special needs child, and was a special needs adoption to begin with, he is covered by Medicaid until he turns 18. In order to be placed in a facility, something called a certificate of need (CON) is generated periodically. Typically, 90 days. David’s latest CON is for 30 days. Why? Because while David was away from the facility we didn’t undergo family therapy. David has a number of diagnoses, including Reactive Attachment Disorder. Because of David’s birth history and prenatal care, he has a tolerance for medications. He builds up a tolerance very quickly. Any med will only be good for about six months. We learned this through experience, and explained this to the staff at the facility where he resides. As I stated,