AUTHORITY: Implementing the Massage Licensing Act [225 ILCS 57] and authorized by Section 2105-15(7) of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois [20 ILCS 2105].DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
a) The Director of the Division of Professional Regulation of the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (Director) may grant variances from this Part in individual cases where he or 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; and
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 the variance, and the reasons for granting the variance, at the next meeting of the Board.