New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter XIII - Office of Mental Health
Part 575 - Community Support Services For The Mentally Ill
Section 575.7 - Standards pertaining to waiver of eligibility

Universal Citation: 14 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 575.7

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024

(a) Eligibility criteria may be waived for an individual who is determined to be eligible pursuant to section 575.6(b) of this Part, but who does not qualify for community support services under the permanent eligibility criteria of section 575.6(c) of this Part or the categorical eligibility criteria of section 575.6(d) of this Part.

(b) Waivers authorized pursuant to this section shall be permitted if it is determined by a nurse, psychiatrist, psychologist or social worker, as defined in section 575.4 of this Part, that exclusion from the community support services program shall result in:

(1) admission to an inpatient psychiatric facility;

(2) inappropriate removal of the individual from his or her current residential setting; or

(3) a marked decline in the individual's mental or physical condition.

(c) No more than 10 percent of the individuals receiving community support services from a core service agency or a provider of services which directly contracts with the Office of Mental Health shall be otherwise ineligible individuals for whom eligibility has been waived.

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