a) The Director of the Division of Professional Regulation (Director), with the authority granted by the Secretary, may grant variances 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; 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.
(Source: Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 2936, effective February 16, 2016)