This section establishes the process by which the DC Department of Behavioral Health may grant, renew, or revoke exemptions from certification standards for transition planning providers. Operators must submit exemption requests in writing, demonstrating good cause, and any approved exemption is time-limited to the provider's certification period unless renewed. The Department retains authority to revoke exemptions at any time if they are no longer deemed appropriate.
View official source6503 EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTIFICATION STANDARDS 6503.1 Upon good cause shown, the Department may exempt an applicant or current transition planning provider from a certification standard, if the exemption does not: Jeopardize the health and safety of clients/consumers and/or staff, Violate clients’/consumers’ rights, or (c) Otherwise conflict with the purpose and intent of this chapter. 6503.2 If the Department approves an exemption, such exemption shall end on the expiration date of the provider’s certification or on an earlier date if specified by the Department; unless the provider requests renewal of the exemption prior to expiration of its certification or the earlier date set by the Department. 6503.3 The Department may at any time revoke an exemption that it determines is no longer appropriate. 6503.4 All requests for an exemption from certification standards shall be submitted in writing to the Department. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 876 (January 15, 2021). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Mental Health 22-A DCMR § 6503