Residential Treatment Centers

TRICARE covers psychiatric residential treatment centers. These centers help you with psychiatric conditions that require a 24-hour protected and highly structured therapeutic environment.  

You may receive approval for residential treatment if you:

• Are under 21 years old
• Have a primary diagnosis other than a substance use disorder
• Have significant impairment that interferes with your normal functioning
• Are unable to function in the community with only outpatient services
• Don’t need to be in a hospital full-time
• Are transitioning from another program as part of treatment plan

You need to get pre-authorization.