N.H. Code Admin. R. He-M 426.24 – Waivers

(a) A CMHP or community mental health provider may request a waiver of specific procedures outlined in this part, in writing, from the department.
(b) A request for a waiver shall include:
1. (1) A specific reference to the section of the rule for which a waiver is being sought;
2. (2) A full description of why a waiver is necessary; and
3. (3) A full explanation of alternative provisions or procedures proposed by the CMHP or community mental health provider.
(c) No provision or procedure prescribed by statute shall be waived.
(d) A request for a waiver shall be granted after the commissioner or his or her designee determines that the alternative proposed by the CMHP or community mental health provider meets the objective or intent of the rule and:
1. (1) Does not negatively impact the health or safety of recipients; and
2. (2) Does not affect the quality of CMHP or community mental health provider services.
(e) Upon receipt of approval of a waiver request, the CMHP’s or community mental health provider’s subsequent compliance with the alternative provisions or procedures approved in the waiver shall be considered compliance with the rule for which the waiver was sought.
(f) Waivers shall be granted in writing for a specific duration not to exceed 5 years except as in (g) below.
(g) Those waivers which relate to the following shall be effective for the CMHP’s or community mental health provider’s current certification period only:
1. (1) Fire safety; or
2. (2) Other issues relative to consumer health, safety or welfare that require periodic reassessment.
(h) A CMHP or community mental health provider may request a renewal of a waiver from the department. Such request shall be made at least 30 days prior to the expiration of a current waiver.
Source. #9285, eff 9-30-08 (from He-M 426.22); ss by #11182, INTERIM, eff 9-29-16, EXPIRES: 3-28-17; renumbered by #12079 (from He-M 426.23); ss by #12154, eff 3-28-17
APPENDIX A: INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE INFORMATION
Rule
Title
Publisher; How to Obtain; and Cost
He-M 401.02(s)
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (Fourth Edition, Text Revision) (DSM-IV-TR, 2000)
Available from the publisher, American Psychiatric Publishing (http://www.appi.org/Home), a division of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) (www.psychiatry.org).
Cost is $121.00.
He-M 402.05(e)(2)
“Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities” (2003) as updated on August 1, 2014 and published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The document can be obtained at free of charge in pdf format at https://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/guidelines/eic_in_HCF_03.pdf.
He-M 402.05(e)(7)
“Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities” (2003) as updated on August 1, 2014 and published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The document can be obtained at free of charge in pdf format at https://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/guidelines/eic_in_HCF_03.pdf.
He-M 403.02(t) and He-M 403.02(ab)
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM-5)
He-M 408.02(r)
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (Fifth Edition, Text Revision)
(DSM-5)
Available from the publisher, American Psychiatric Publishing (http://www.appi.org/Home), a division of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) (www.psychiatry.org).
Cost is $155.00.
He-M 426.02(k)
American Medical Association 2017 CPT
https://commerce.ama-assn.org/store/catalog/productDetail.jsp?product_id=prod2730008&navAction=push; or for a full text at a Cost: $89.95, published by the American Medical Association, PO Box 930876 Atlanta GA 31193-0876.
He-M 426.02(n), and He-M 426.12(i)
Supported Employment Evidence Based Practice Kit (2010)
Available on line free of charge at: http://store.samhsa.gov/product/Supported-Employment-Evidence -Based-Practices-EBP-KIT/SMA08-4365.
He-M 426.02(r), He-M 426.11(i)(2), He-M 426.12(a)(i), (f)(3), (h)(1), (m)(8)d.2., (m)(8)d.4, He-M 426.13(a)(5), (b)(2) and (d)(3)
Illness Management and Recovery Evidence Based Practice Kit (2010)
Available on line free of charge at:
http://store.samhsa.gov/product/Illness-Management-and-Recovery-Evidence-Based-Practices-EBP-KIT /SMA09-4463.
He-M 426.02(z), and (ai),
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, (Fifth Edition, Text Revision) (DSM-5)
Available from the publisher, American Psychiatric Publishing (http://www.appi.org/Home), a division of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) (www.psychiatry.org).
Cost is $155.00.
He-M 426.16 (a)(1)
“The Assertive Community Treatment Implementation Resource Kit” (Evaluation Edition 2003)
Available free of charge as pdf at http://store.samhsa.gov/product/Assertive-Community-Treatment-ACT-Evidence-Based-Practices-EBP-KIT/SMA08-4345
APPENDIX B: – STATUTES IMPLEMENTED
RULE
STATE OR FEDERAL STATUES THE RULE IMPLEMENTS
He-M 401.01
RSA 135-C:3
He-M 401.02
RSA 135-C:3
He-M 401.03
RSA 135-C:12
He-M 401.04 – He-M 401.09
RSA 135-C:13; RSA 135-C:61, II
He-M 401.10 – He-M 401.13
RSA 135-C:19; RSA 135-C:61, VII
He-M 401.14
RSA 135-C:18; RSA 135-C:61, VI
He-M 401.15
RSA 135-C:3; RSA 135-C:61, XII
He-M 402
RSA 126-N:3
He-M 403.01-He-M 403.02
RSA 135-C:10
He-M 403.03
RSA 135-C:7, RSA 135-C:10
He-M 403.04
RSA 135-C:7, 8, 10
He-M 403.05 - He-M 403.16
RSA 135-C:10
He-M 405.01
RSA 135-C:26, III
He-M 405.02
RSA 135-C:26, III
He-M 405.03
RSA 135-C:26, III; RSA 135-C:26, II; and RSA 126-U
He-M 405.04
RSA 135-C:26, III
He-M 405.05
RSA 135-C:26, III
He-M 405.06
RSA 135-C:31, V; RSA 135-C:48
He-M 405.07
RSA 135-C:33
He-M 405.08
RSA 135-C:17
He-M 405.09
RSA 135-C:49-54
He-M 405.10
RSA 135-C:26, III
He-M 405.11
RSA 135-C:26, III
He-M 405.12
RSA 135-C:26, III
He-M 405.13
RSA 135-C:26, III
He-M 405.14
RSA 135-C:26, III
He-M 405.15
RSA 135-C:26, III
He-M 405.16
RSA 135-C:26, III
He-M 405.17
RSA 541-A:22, IV
He-M 406
RSA 135-C:5, I
He-M 408.01 – He-M 408.14
RSA 135-C:5, I(e), RSA 135-C:61, III
He-M 425.01 – He-M 425.03
RSA 135-C:3
He-M 426.01, He-M 426.02 intro., (a)-(c), (e)-(s), (u)-(ap), 426.03–426.15 and
426.17-426.24
RSA 135-C:1; 57
He-M 426.01, He-M 426.03-426.11, He-M 426.14-23
RSA 135-C:1; RSA 135-C:57
He-M 426.02 – He-M 426.12 -426.13
RSA 135-C:1; 57
He-M 426.02(d) and (t)
RSA 135-C:1; RSA 135-C:57
He-M 426.16
RSA 135-C:5