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9. If the request for a variance involves fire safety or another stateor municipal requirement, evidence that the request has been reviewed by the appropriate authority; and

10. Any additional information requested by the department to determine the effect of a variance on the health, safety, and welfare of children in care.

However, not all situations will require a provider to apply for a general variance when it is identified a regulation requirement cannot be met. The need for the provider to apply for a general variance is dependent on the regulation they cannot meet and the timing in which it is identified.

4290-2 A. IDENTIFICATION OF REGULATION NOT MET When it is identified by the provider or during an inspection a regulation is not met, a general variance may be required. When the provider can easily correct the condition to meet the regulation a general variance is not needed. If the condition is on-going, more time and or additional resources are needed in order for the provider to meet the regulation, a general variance is needed. An example of a more common item a provider may be requesting a general variance for would be to allow a prohibited animal, such as a lizard, to remain in the provider’s home. When it is identified during the application process the provider does not meet a regulation requirement and it will take more than sixty (60) days to meet the requirement, the CCAP provider application is denied. The provider may request a general variance by submitting a General Variance Application CC25 to the Designee. If requested within sixty (60) days of receipt of their CCAP provider application, their application will be reopened. A new provider application is not needed.

When it is determined after CCAP participation approval has been issued, the provider is unable to meet a requirement for which a variance is necessary, they will be issued a Plan of Correction requiring the submission of a General Variance Application CC25 within fifteen (15) calendar days of receiving notification of the regulation with which they are not meeting, or their CCAP participation will be ended.