Resources
Guides and templates for residential behavioral health programs
The licensing rules, billing basics, and documentation habits that group homes, residential treatment programs, and BHRFs are held to, written in plain language and tied to the rule each point comes from.
For programs in any state
Federal rules, state-by-state licensing, documentation templates, and how to choose software.
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How to choose software for a residential behavioral health program
Ten areas to evaluate, the questions to ask in every demo, the red flags, and a printable buyer's checklist.
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How to write group home shift notes, with a free template
What every shift note needs, eight weak notes rewritten, and a printable shift note template for group homes and BHRFs.
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PRTF vs QRTP: the federal rules behind youth residential treatment
Psychiatric residential treatment facilities under Medicaid, qualified residential treatment programs under Family First, and the IMD exclusion, side by side.
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Residential behavioral health licenses by state
Adult and youth residential treatment license names for all 50 states and DC, the agency that issues each, and the federal designations on top.
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Group home incident report: what to include, with a free template
What counts as an incident, who has to be told, eight fields every report needs, and a printable incident report template.
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ABC behavior log: how to fill one in, with a free template
Antecedent, behavior, consequence: how to record each one in a residential setting, worked examples, and a printable ABC log.
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Arizona
Behavioral health residential facilities (BHRFs): ADHS licensing and AHCCCS billing.
Software for Arizona BHRFs- Guide
How to open a BHRF in Arizona: licensing requirements in plain language
The ADHS license step by step, then the Article 7 rules on staff, assessments, treatment plans, discharge, drills, and records, each tied to its source.
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BHRF vs BHIF: how Arizona's residential behavioral health settings differ
Behavioral health residential facility, inpatient facility, sober living home, outpatient center, and DD group home: definitions and differences in one table.
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BHRF billing in Arizona: H0018, claims, and prior authorization
H0018 on the CMS-1500, place of service 56, what the per diem includes, prior authorization under AMPM 320-V, and AHCCCS timely filing limits.
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See Dacnus with your programs in it
Treatment plans, shift notes, staffing, billing, and audit trails on one record, built inside a licensed Arizona residential program.