Section 8. Provisional license.
If there are numerous deficiencies or a serious specific deficiency in compliance with applicable statutes, regulations or ordinances, the department may issue a provisional license for a specified period of not more than six months, subject to renewal three times at the discretion of the department, if the department finds all of the following:
(1) The applicant is taking appropriate steps to correct the deficiencies in accordance with a timetable submitted by the applicant and agreed upon by the department.
(2) There is no cyclical pattern of deficiencies over a period of two or more years.