- (a) A lead agency, PIH family council, family, or young adult may request a waiver of specific procedures outlined in He-M 503 by completing and submitting to the department, bureau of special medical services the form titled “Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Special Medical Services Waiver for Services (December 2018).”
- (b) A completed waiver request form shall be signed by the requester - young adult, family, lead agency, or PIH family council representative.
(c) The request for waiver shall be reviewed and granted by the commissioner of the department or his or her designee, within 30 days of receipt of the request, if the alternative proposed by the lead agency, PIH family council, family, or young adult, meets the objective or intent of the rule and it:
- (1) Does not negatively impact the health or safety of the family or young adult(s); and
- (2) Does not affect the quality of services to a family or young adult.
(d) A waiver request shall be submitted to:
Department of Health and Human Services
Special Medical Services
State Office Park South
129 Pleasant Street, Thayer Building
Concord, NH 03301
- (e) No provision or procedure prescribed by statute shall be waived.
- (f) The determination on the request for a waiver shall be made within 30 days of the receipt of the request.
- (g) Waivers shall be granted in writing and remain in effect for the duration of the service.
- (h) Any waiver shall end with the closure of the related program or service.
Source. #12700, eff 12-28 18 (formerly He-M 523.13)