HHSC RTC Project

HHSC is seeking Applications to establish contracts for the provision of Residential Treatment Center (RTC) services for children under the age of eighteen (18) with a serious emotional disturbance (SED). A SED is a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to result in functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits a person's role or ability to function in family, school, or community activities in accordance with Texas Government Code §531.251. The HHSC RTC Project connects families to mental health services available in their community through their local mental health authority (LMHA) or local behavioral health authority (LBHA). The HHSC RTC Project will also pay for the cost of room and board at a contracted RTC facility when a family does not have resources in its local community and wishes to maintain guardianship.