Upon written request by the program, the Director shall issue a written decision which may: Grant a variance or waiver from a regulation if the: Variance or waiver would not endanger the life or safety of a patient in a program; or Intent of the regulation to which a variance or waiver is sought meets the alternative proposed by the program; or Deny the variance or waiver. The Director may grant a variance or waiver that: Remains in effect for as long as the program continues to comply with the conditions under which the variance or waiver is granted; or Is time limited. The program is responsible for maintaining a copy of the decision in its certification file.