1. A. The Board shall provide for a rehearing or review of its decisions under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 and the rules established by the Office of Administrative Hearings.
2. B. Except as provided in subsection (I), a party is required to file a motion for rehearing or review of a Board decision to exhaust the party’s administrative remedies. A party that has exhausted the party’s administrative remedies may apply for judicial review of the final order issued by the Board in accordance with A.R.S. § 12-901 et seq.
3. C. When a motion for rehearing or review is based on affidavits, the affidavits shall be served with the motion. An opposing party may, within 15 days after service, serve opposing affidavits.
4. D. A party may amend a motion for rehearing or review at any time before the Board rules on the motion.

5. E. An aggrieved party may seek a review or rehearing of a Board decision by submitting a written request for a review or rehearing to the Board within 30 days after service of the decision. The request shall specify the grounds for a review or rehearing. The Board shall grant a request for a review or rehearing for any of the following reasons materially affecting the rights of an aggrieved party:

   1. 1. Irregularity in the administrative proceedings or any abuse of discretion that deprived the aggrieved party of a fair hearing;
   2. 2. Misconduct of the Board, its staff, an administrative law judge, or any party;
   3. 3. Accident or surprise that could not have been prevented by ordinary prudence;
   4. 4. Newly discovered material evidence that could not with reasonable diligence have been discovered and produced at the hearing;
   5. 5. Excessive penalties;
   6. 6. Decision, findings of fact, or conclusions not justified by the evidence or contrary to law; or
   7. 7. Errors regarding the admission or rejection of evidence or errors of law that occurred at the hearing or during the progress of the proceedings.
6. F. The Board may affirm or modify the decision or grant a rehearing to any party on all or part of the issues for any of the reasons listed in subsection (E). An order modifying a decision or granting a rehearing shall specify with particularity the grounds for the order. The rehearing, if granted, shall be limited to the matters specified by the Board.
7. G. No later than 30 days after a decision is rendered, the Board may order a rehearing or review on its own initiative, for any reason it might have granted relief on motion of a party.
8. H. If the Board grants a request for rehearing, the Board shall hold the rehearing within 60 days after the date on the order granting the rehearing.
9. I. If the Board makes a specific finding that a particular decision needs to be effective immediately to preserve the public health, safety, or welfare, and that a rehearing or review of the decision is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest, the Board may issue the decision as a final order without an opportunity for a rehearing or review.

Historical Note

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 2700, effective July 1, 2004 (Supp. 04-2). Amended by final exempt rulemaking pursuant to Laws 2015, Chapter 154, § 10, at 21 A.A.R. 2630, effective November 1, 2015 (Supp. 15-4).