1. A. Whether the appeal is to be submitted pursuant to Regulation .11 of this chapter or heard pursuant to Regulation .08 of this chapter, the Appeals Board may, upon its own initiative or upon the request of either party, arrange a telephone conference or call upon the parties to appear before a member of the Appeals Board for a conference to consider:

   1. (1) The simplification or clarification of the issues;
   2. (2) The possibility of obtaining stipulations, admissions, agreements on documents, understandings on matters already of record, or similar agreements which will avoid unnecessary proof;
   3. (3) The limitation of the number of expert witnesses, or avoidance of similar cumulative evidence, if the appeal is to be heard;
   4. (4) The possibility of agreement disposing of all or any of the issues in dispute; and
   5. (5) Other matters that may aid in the disposition of the appeal.
2. B. If a Prehearing Conference is scheduled, the parties shall submit a Prehearing Conference Report not less than 7 days prior to the Prehearing Conference, and a copy shall be provided to the opposing party or parties. The Prehearing Conference Report shall follow the form and include the information set forth in MD Rule 2-504.2.
3. C. The results of the conference shall be reduced to writing by the Appeals Board member, and this writing shall constitute part of the record.

Authority: State Finance and Procurement Article, §§12-101 and 15-210—15-223, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 1, 1981 (8:13 Md. R. II-5)

Regulations .25 and .26 repealed effective October 10, 1983 (10:20 Md. R. 1791)

Chapter revised effective January 9, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3138)

Regulation .02B amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .03 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .04 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .05 repealed effective August 24, 2020 (47:17 Md. R. 797)

Regulation .08 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .09 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .10 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .12B amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .12C, D amended effective August 24, 2020 (47:17 Md. R. 797)

Regulation .12E repealed effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .14D, E, I amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .15A, C amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .16 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .17 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .20A amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .22C, D amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .27 amended effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463); August 24, 2020 (47:17 Md. R. 797)

Regulation .28 repealed effective May 7, 2018 (45:9 Md. R. 463)

Regulation .32 adopted effective November 18, 1996 (23:23 Md. R. 1556)

Regulation .01B amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .03A amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .04A, E amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .06 amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .08 amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .09 amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .10A amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .11 amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .12 amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .12 amended effective December 12, 2024 (51:24 Md. R. 1082)

Regulation .13A, B amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .14 amended effective April 18, 2022 (49:8 Md. R. 500)

Regulation .14B, C amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .15A amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulations .17—.24 repealed as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); repealed permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .25 amended as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); amended permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .31 repealed as an emergency provision effective September 9, 2021 (48:21 Md. R. 883); emergency status extended to July 3, 2022 (49:3 Md. R. 137); repealed permanently effective February 21, 2022 (49:4 Md. R. 302)

Regulation .32 amended effective March 17, 2025 (52:5 Md. R. 239)