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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.01.13.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="01" chapter_num="13" heading="Application for Variance.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An applicant for a license under the chapters listed in Regulation .01, of this chapter, may request a variance to specific licensing regulations.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An application for a variance shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Be written;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Contain specific details of the alternative procedures proposed by the applicant; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Demonstrate that the alternative procedures proposed shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Meet or produce the intended effects of each regulation for which the variance is requested and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Maintain the health, safety, and well-being of children in the facility at or above the level required by each regulation for which the variance is requested.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>