Indiana Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTP)

FAQs

A QRTP is a residential treatment setting for children and youth with serious behavioral or emotional needs. QRTPs make use of a trauma-informed care model to address needs of children with serious emotional or behavioral disturbances, facilitate family participation in treatment (when appropriate), and provide aftercare support for 6 months post-discharge.

A QRTP Qualified Individual 30 Day Assessment is required for foster children admitted to a QRTP in order to be eligible for Title IV-E funding for the placement. The Assessment must be completed prior to admission or within 30 days of admission, at the latest. This means a referral should be sent to Maximus to complete the Assessment either prior to admission or immediately upon admission.

The assessment itself will be completed by a Maximus Indiana-based independent contractor and qualified clinician, identifying the child’s strengths and needs, as well as short- and long- term goals. The assessment uses the CANS (Child and Adolescents Needs and Strengths) tool and determines whether the child’s needs can be met in a community or family setting.

The QRTP Qualified Individual Assessment requires participation from multiple sources to ensure a clear and comprehensive overview of the child. Independent contractors are required to interview the child (without this interview, an assessment cannot be completed). The Caseworker plays a significant part in ensuring the child’s contact information (e.g., location and phone number) is up-to-date on the referral and in KidTraks.

The referral source is also required to participate in the assessment, to ensure a clear understanding of the child’s social service history and current clinical status, specifically providing an overview of the child’s current psychiatric status and needs (within the last 30 - 60 days).

Also, Maximus requests for the referral source to provide contact information for and to notify other individuals identified as part of the child’s permanency team that an independent contractor will be contacting them for their participation. This will help to encourage them to participate in all requested interviews, and to assist Maximus in best meeting the child’s overall placement needs. 

The Maximus Indiana QRTP Help Desk is always available to accept updates, additional information, or answer any outstanding questions. Please contact us at: