N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 18 § 442.25

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 51, December 18, 2024

Section 442.25 - Waivers

(a) Any provision of other Parts of this Title notwithstanding, a written waiver of one or more of the non-statutory requirements of this of this Part may be issued be the Office of Children and Family Services to an applicant for, or the holder of, a license to operation of an institution under this Part. Provided however, that no program may apply for a waiver for any requirements regarding non-discrimination. A waiver pursuant to this section may be issued at the time of application for a license to operate an institution. An institution which applies for a waiver subsequent to the issuance of a license to operate an institution under this Part, must operate in full compliance with the regulations at all times prior to the issuance of a waiver.

(b) An applicant for, or holder of, a license to operate an institution must submit to the Office, in writing, any request for a waiver pursuant to this section. The Office of Children and Family Services may prescribe a form to be used for waiver requests. The application for a waiver must include:

(1) The specific regulation or regulations for which a waiver is sought;

(2) The reason a waiver is necessary; and

(3) A description of what will be done to achieve or maintain the intended purpose of the regulation or regulations for which a waiver is sought and to protect the health, safety and welfare of the youth in the facility

(c) The Office of Children and Family Services may require the applicant for, or holder of, a license to make physical plant modifications, and/or to adopt special methods, procedures, and/or policies to protect the health, safety and welfare of youth as a condition of granting and maintaining a waiver granted pursuant to this section.

(d) Written approval of a request for a waiver will be granted only pursuant to a or welfare of the youth in the facility and that the intended purpose of the regulation or regulations to be waived will be met.

(e) Waivers may be time limited, at the discretion of the Office of Children and Family Services. Where a waiver is time limited, the program may apply for a continuation of the waiver. If the program does not apply for a continuation of the time-limited waiver or the continuation of the time-limited waiver is not granted by the Office of Children and Family Services, the facility must resume compliance with the regulation or regulations for which the waiver had been issued upon the expiration of the waiver.

(f) Failure to adhere to the terms of the waiver and to any alternative measures required by the Office of Children and Family Services as a condition of granting the waiver will result in recission of the waiver and may constitute sufficient cause for the Office of Children and Family Services to limit, suspend, or revoke the license to operate an institution for which the waiver was granted. The Office of Children and Family Services must notify the facility in writing of the recission of a waiver, and the recission will become effective upon the receipt by the institution of the written notification. The written notification of the recission may be communicated through personal delivery, electronic mail, telefax or regular mail, at the discretion of the Office of Children and Family Services.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 18 § 442.25

Amended New York State Register December 23, 2015/Volume XXXVII, Issue 51, eff. 12/23/2015

Amended New York State Register March 9, 2022/Volume XLIV, Issue 10, eff. 3/9/2022