1. (a) The chair shall require the parties, or their authorized representatives, to appear at a pre-hearing conference held before the hearing if such a conference would aid in:

   1. (1) Facilitating settlement;
   2. (2) Simplifying or resolving issues, including making stipulations as to undisputed facts, if any;
   3. (3) Determining the nature and quantity of the evidence to be presented at hearing;
   4. (4) Determining compliance with discovery requests;
   5. (5) Determining compliance with any previous orders issued by the chair or the board;
   6. (6) Resolving dispositive motions; or
   7. (7) Otherwise advancing the efficiency of the proceedings.

2. (b) The chair shall require submission of a written pre-hearing statement when:

   1. (1) The claimant is represented by an attorney; and
   2. (2) Such a statement would assist in clarifying the disputed and undisputed issues.

Source. #2659, eff 3-28-84; EXPIRED 3-28-90 New. #5481, eff 11-1-92, EXPIRED: 11-1-98 New. #8509, eff 12-09-05