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# Eligibility Requirements

**PRP Eligibility For Children:**

1. 3-17 years of age
2. Referral from a licensed mental health professional
3. Active Maryland Medicaid health insurance
4. Actively participating in mental health treatment
5. Children do not require a qualifying diagnosis however, they do require to have a significant social or emotional disturbance, or behavioral issue that is affecting their life at home or in school. 

**PRP Eligibility For Adults:**

1. Referral from a licensed mental health professional
2. Active Maryland Medicaid health insurance
3. Actively participating in mental health treatment
4. A qualifying diagnosis that meets the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for a Public Behavioral Health System (PBHS) in the Priority Population (either Category A or Category B).

**Category A Diagnoses:**

* Schizophrenia
* Schizophreniform Disorder
* Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Type
* Schizoaffective Disorder, Depressive Type
* Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent Episode, w/ Psychotic Features
* Bipolar I Disorder, Current or Most Recent Episode Manic, Severe, w/ Psychotic Features
* Bipolar I Disorder, Current or Most Recent Episode Depressed, Severe, w/ Psychotic Features
* Other Specified Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorder
* Unspecified Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorder
* Delusional Disorder

**Category B Diagnoses:**

* Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent Episode, Severe
* Bipolar I Disorder, Current or Most Recent Episode, Manic, Severe
* Bipolar I Disorder Current or Most Recent Episode, Depressed. Severe
* Bipolar I Disorder, Current or Most Recent Episode Hypomanic
* Bipolar I Disorder, Current or Most Recent Episode Hypomanic, Unspecified
* Bipolar I Disorder, Current or Most Episode Unspecified
* Bipolar II Disorder
* Borderline Personality Disorder