Section 1350.120  Granting Variances

a)         The Director 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; 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 Medical Licensing Board and the Advisory Committee of the granting of the variance, and the reasons for granting the variance, at the next meeting of the Licensing Board.

(Source:  Amended at 33 Ill. Reg. 1484, effective January 8, 2009)