1. (a)

   1. (1) The Office of Appeals and Hearings of the Department of Human Services will provide notice to the parties of the process by which subpoenas may be issued.
   2. (2) Each party must provide to the Office of Appeals and Hearings the correct name and contact information for any witness for which a subpoena is requested.

2. (b)

   1. (1) At the time the county’s administrative hearing file is sent, the Division of County Operations must advise the Office of Appeals and Hearings of any witnesses to be subpoenaed to testify on behalf of the division.
   2. (2) The reverse side of the County Statement provides space for the caseworker to request subpoenas for witnesses.
   3. (3) Department of Human Services employees will attend hearings without the requirement of a subpoena.
   4. (4) The caseworker will be advised by the Office of Appeals and Hearings of any witnesses for which the petitioner has requested subpoenas.
   5. (5) The division will have five (5) days from receipt of this notice to request subpoenas for rebuttal witnesses.

3. (c)

   1. (1) The Office of Chief Counsel of the Department of Human Services will issue the subpoenas, pursuant to the terms of agreement and authority of Arkansas Code § 20-76-103 [repealed].
   2. (2) Each subpoena must be served by the party requesting the subpoena.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: “06/08/12” Arkansas Code § 20-76-103 was repealed by Acts 2011, No. 1139, § 4.