There are four (4) ways to end an administrative adjudication without a hearing:

1. (1) The Department of Human Services withdraws the adverse action on the record at the hearing or in writing before the hearing;
2. (2) The appellant withdraws the appeal request on the record at the hearing or in writing before the hearing;
3. (3) The parties reach a mutually agreeable resolution of the appeal and file written notice of settlement explaining the terms of the settlement; or
4. (4) The Office of Appeals and Hearings dismisses the appeal as defective.