Variance

Upon written application and good cause shown to the satisfaction of the department, the department may grant a variance regarding a specific provision of this chapter upon such terms as the department may prescribe, except no variance may permit or authorize a danger to the health or safety of any child provided care by the child-placing agency and no variance may be granted except at the discretion of the department. A child-placing agency shall submit a written request to the department justifying the variance. A refusal to grant a variance is not subject to appeal.