- (a) At any time prior to the issuance of the decision on the merits, the hearing officer, on the hearing officer’s own motion or on the motion of any party, shall reopen the record to receive relevant, material, and non-duplicative testimony, evidence, arguments, or exhibits not previously received.
- (b) Requests to reopen the record made after one or more parties have left the hearing shall be made in writing.
- (c) The hearing officer shall give written notice of such further proceedings if the parties are no longer present. The hearing officer shall also specify a date by which other parties shall respond to or rebut the newly received evidence.
Source. (See Revision Note at chapter heading for Ins 200) #13073-A, eff 7-27-20