Section 1160.80  Granting Variances

a)         The Director of the Division of Professional Regulation (Director), with authority delegated by the Secretary, may grant variances from this Part in individual cases when he/she finds that:

1)         The provision from which the variance is granted is not statutorily mandated;

2)         No party will be injured by the granting of the variance;

3)         The rule from which the variance is granted would in the particular case, be unreasonable or unnecessarily burdensome.

b)         The Director shall notify the Board of the granting of a variance, and the reasons for granting the variance, at the next meeting of the Board.

(Source:  Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 16823, effective December 13, 2007)