1. (a) The Indiana board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish procedures for the conduct of proceedings before the Indiana board under this article, including procedures for:

   1. (1) prehearing conferences;
   2. (2) hearings;
   3. (3) allowing the Indiana board, upon agreement of all parties to the proceeding, to determine that a petition does not require a hearing because it presents substantially the same issue that was decided in a prior Indiana board determination;
   4. (4) voluntary arbitration;
   5. (5) voluntary mediation;
   6. (6) submission of an agreed record;
   7. (7) upon agreement of all parties to the proceedings, joinder of petitions concerning the same or similar issues; and
   8. (8) small claims.

2. (b) Rules under subsection (a)(8):

   1. (1) may include rules that:

      1. (A) prohibit discovery;
      2. (B) restrict the length of a hearing; and
      3. (C) establish when a hearing is not required; and
   2. (2) must allow a party to be able to elect out of the small claims rules.

As added by P.L.245-2003, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.121-2019, SEC.18; P.L.93-2024, SEC.51.