E Establishing a procedure for hospitals to request of the commissioner of health variances or waivers from rules relating to operation, construction and equipment; specifying certain request content and commissioner evaluation criteria and notice requirements; specifying the effect of alternative measures or conditions attached to a variance or waiver, subjecting the alternatives to the issuance of correction orders and penalty assessments; specifying certain requirements for renewal of variances or waivers and authorizing commissioner denial, revocation or refusal to renew under certain conditions, providing for applicant appeal through a contested case hearing (ra, ja)