Sec. 457.1. Interpretations

This Part contains the procedures for requesting interpretations and special waivers relating to this Article.

(a) Residential health care facilities may have significant questions relative to meaning and interpretation of various aspects of this Article. Correspondence requesting interpretations should include suggestions on how the issue in question should be handled and considered by any advisory group to the Department of Health. Correspondence requesting interpretations and/or waivers with supporting documentation should be sent to:

New York State Office of Health Systems Management

Division of Health Care Financing

Empire State Plaza

Albany, N.Y. 12237

(b) Major instances or items for which approval or interpretation may be sought include:

(1) interpretation of statements, as applied to a specific residential health care facility;

(2) approval to change allocation statistics;

(3) approval to establish new functional centers; and

(4) approval in waive specific procedures based on unique situations of the facility.