The licensing agency may grant a variance from the provisions of any rule or regulation in a specific case if it finds that a literal enforcement of the provision will result in unnecessary hardship to the applicant, and that the variance will not be contrary to the public interest and the health and safety of residents.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17.4-13
Variance authority
Known as the Assisted Living Residence Licensing Act
The act spans §§ 23-17.4-1 to 23-17.4-9 (59 sections).
P.L. 1981, ch. 212, § 2; P.L. 1981, ch. 226, § 2.
Official source: Rhode Island General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Rhode Island statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.