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When the Background Check Variance Request Applicationinvolves a CINA finding, the PC II will scan and save the information received from OCS to the applicant’s variance folder to be forwarded to the Department’s Variance Committee only.

Application packets will be reviewed by the PAA II or PC II and a recommendation made within five (5) business days of receipt.

4290-2 GENERAL VARIANCE APPLICATIONS A provider must meet the regulations governing the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). The identification of a statute or regulation the provider is unable to meet may occur at the time of application or after the application has been approved for CCAP participation. The provider may request a general variance describing their alternative proposed method of meeting the intent of the statute or regulation. A separate General Variance Application CC25 must be submitted for each regulation requirement that cannot be met.

The General Variance Application CC25 must contain information describing:

1. Why they are unable to comply with the requirement;

2. How they are not incompliance; 3. The extent to which compliance with the requirement will impose any substantial economic, technological, programmatic, legal, or medical hardship on the provider or children in care;

4. The period of time the variance is requested;

5. Their alternative proposed method of meeting the intent of the statute or regulation;

6. A statement of how the health, safety, and welfare of childrenin care will be protected during the period of the variance;

7. Their plan for achieving compliance before the variance expires;

8. Assurance the conditions at the provider’s home do not present an imminent danger to the health, safety, or welfare of children in care;