Variances & Waivers

Variance means permission granted by the Office of Regulatory Services (ORS) for a facility or class of facilities to depart from the literal requirements of a licensure rule.

Waiver means dispensing entirely by ORS with the enforcement of a requirement of a licensure rule with respect to a facility or class of facilities.

Most requests received are variances unless the applicant is requesting that the rule not be enforced at all. For more information about variances, waivers and an application form, download the ORS Policy and Procedure Manual on Variances and Waivers provided below.

ORS Policy and Procedure Manual on Variances & Waivers
Adobe Acrobat Format, 9 pages, 36KB.