This section establishes the process by which an Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) agency may request a waiver from a specific requirement in Chapter 5240. The Department may grant, condition, or revoke such waivers, and will only approve them in exceptional circumstances where the health and safety of children, youth, or young adults are not jeopardized, service quality is maintained, the intent of the waived requirement is still met, and no federal or state law is violated.
View official source55 Pa. Code § 5240.111 - Waivers State Regulations Compare (a) An IBHS agency may submit a written request to the Department for a waiver of a specific requirement in this chapter. (b) The Department may grant a waiver unconditionally or subject to conditions that shall be met. The Department may revoke a waiver if conditions required by the waiver are not met. (c) A waiver request will be granted only in exceptional circumstances and if the following are met: (1) The waiver does not jeopardize the health and safety of the children, youth or young adults served by the IBHS agency. (2) The waiver will not adversely affect the quality of services provided by the IBHS agency. (3) The intent of the requirement to be waived will still be met. (4) Children, youth or young adults will benefit from the wavier of the requirement. (5) The waiver does not violate a Federal or State statute or regulation. Notes 55 Pa. Code § 5240.111 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare. No prior version found. State Regulations Toolbox