In response to a petition completed pursuant to rule 201-7.6 (904), the department may, in its sole discretion, issue an order waiving, in whole or in part, the requirements of a rule if the department finds, based on clear and convincing evidence, all of the following:
1. The application of the rule would impose an indue hardship on the person for whom the waiver is requested;2. The waiver from the requirements of the rule in the specific case would not prejudice the substantial legal rights of any person;3. The provisions of the rule subject to the petition for a waiver are not specifically mandated by statute or another provision of law; and4. Substantially equal protection of public health, safety, and welfare will be afforded by a means other than that prescribed in the particular rule for which the waiver is requested.Iowa Admin. Code r. 201-7.4
Amended by IAB March 24, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 20, effective 4/28/2021