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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12. Health
Agency 35. Department of Behavioral Health And Developmental Services
Chapter 105. Rules and Regulations for Licensing Providers by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
6/25/2025

12VAC35-105-120. Variances.

The commissioner may grant a variance to a specific regulation if he determines that such a variance will not jeopardize the health, safety, or welfare of individuals. A provider shall submit a request for such variance in writing to the commissioner. The request shall demonstrate that the variance will not jeopardize the health, safety, or welfare of individuals. The department may limit the length of time a variance will be effective. The provider shall not implement a variance until it has been approved in writing by the commissioner.

Statutory Authority

§§ 37.2-203 and 37.2-400 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 18, eff. September 19, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 36, Issue 22, eff. August 1, 2020; Volume 41, Issue 18, eff. June 19, 2025.

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