Variance Request

5 CSR 25-500.230 Variance Request PURPOSE: This rule explains how a provider may request a variance from the rules of this chapter. (1) Any provider may request a variance from a rule. The request for a variance shall be submitted in writing to the department and shall include the rule(s) for which a variance is requested and the reason(s) the provider requests the variance. The department shall approve any variance request that does not endanger the health or safety of the children served by the facility. (2) If a variance request is not approved by the department, the provider shall be advised in writing of the basis for the denial. The provider may request a review of the decision by the commissioner within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of notification of the denial. The commissioner or designee shall have fifteen (15) business days to make the final determination on the variance request. That determination is subject to Chapter 536, RSMo, review for licensed facilities. AUTHORITY: section 161.092, RSMo 2016, and section 210.221.1(3), RSMo Supp. 2021.* This rule previously filed as 19 CSR 40-62.230. Emergency rule filed Aug. 27, 1993, effective Sept. 5, 1993, expired Jan. 2, 1994. Emergency rule filed Jan. 4, 1994, effective Jan. 14, 1994, expired May 13, 1994. Original rule filed Aug. 27, 1993, effective April 9, 1994. Changed to 19 CSR 30-62.230 July 30, 1998. Moved to 5 CSR 25-500.230, effective Aug. 30, 2021. Amended: Filed Oct. 12, 2021, effective May 30, 2022. *Original authority: 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 2002, 2003, 2013, 2014, and 210.221.1(3), RSMo 1949, amended 1955, 1987, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2015, 2019, 2020.