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Acenda requests waiver to avoid 24/7 holding‑bed and on‑site psychiatry requirement at Cape May psychiatric screening service
Summary
Acenda Integrated Health requested FY2025–2026 waivers to N.J.A.C. 10:31-2.1 and 10:31-2.5 so Cape May County Psychiatric Emergency Screening Services (PESS-CM) can continue operating without funded 24‑hour extended crisis evaluation beds (ECEBs) and without continuous on-site psychiatric coverage.
Acenda Integrated Health has submitted a FY2025–2026 waiver request to the New Jersey Department of Human Services asking to continue longstanding exceptions to two regulatory requirements for Psychiatric Emergency Screening Services in Cape May County (PESS‑CM). The letter, addressed to Ronald Roebuck, Regional Coordinator at DMHAS Southern Region, requests waivers to N.J.A.C. 10:31‑2.1 (functions of a screening service) — the requirement for 24‑hour Extended Crisis Evaluation Bed(s) (ECEBs) — and to N.J.A.C. 10:31‑2.5 (availability of staff) — the requirement for specified periods of on‑site psychiatric availability.
Acenda’s request states PESS‑CM has never been funded to provide a 24‑hour holding bed and lacks capital funding to…
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