Alaska Admin. Code tit. 18, § 15.205
Alternative dispute resolution
Effective Nov 5, 2017Alaska Register 224(Eff. 7/11/2002, Register 163; am 11/5/2017, Register 224) | Authority: AS 46.03.020, AS 46.03.330, AS 46.04.890, AS 46.03.100, AS 46.03.720, AS 46.14.200, AS 46.03.110, AS 46.03.730, AS 46.03.320, AS 46.03.880
- (a) Notwithstanding 18 AAC 15.195 - 18 AAC 15.340, the department and the parties may engage in alternative dispute resolution as provided in 2 AAC 64.200. However, a request for an adjudicatory hearing must be filed in accordance with 18 AAC 15.200 at the same time as or before a request for alternative dispute resolution.
(b) For purposes of this section, alternative dispute resolution
- (1) includes non-binding arbitration, modified adjudication proceedings, non-record abbreviated hearings, or any collaborative method designed to encourage the parties to work together to develop a mutually agreeable solution, including negotiation, mediation, use of a neutral fact-finder, and settlement conferences; and
- (2) does not include binding arbitration.
- (c) Nothing in this section impairs the ability of a party to an adjudicatory hearing under 18 AAC 15.195 - 18 AAC 15.340 or the hearing officer from pursuing settlement discussions.
(Eff. 7/11/2002, Register 163; am 11/5/2017, Register 224)
Authority: AS 46.03.020, AS 46.03.330, AS 46.04.890, AS 46.03.100, AS 46.03.720, AS 46.14.200, AS 46.03.110, AS 46.03.730, AS 46.03.320, AS 46.03.880