1. (a) At any time following the commencement of an adjudicative proceeding, the presiding officer, upon motion or upon his or her own initiative, shall request the participants to attend a prehearing conference when the presiding officer believes that such a conference would aid in the efficient and fair resolution of the proceeding.
2. (b) The prehearing conference shall be conducted by telephone or via electronic means unless one or more of the participants objects to doing so.

3. (c) Matters that can be addressed at a prehearing conference shall include:

   1. (1) The distribution of exhibits and written testimony, if any, to the participants;
   2. (2) Opportunities and procedures for simplification of the issues;
   3. (3) Possible amendments to the pleadings;
   4. (4) Opportunities and procedures for settlement;
   5. (5) Possible admissions of fact and authentication of documents to avoid unnecessary proof;
   6. (6) Possible limitations on the number of witnesses and possible limitations on the scheduling of witnesses;
   7. (7) Possible changes to the standard procedures that would otherwise govern the proceeding; and
   8. (8) Other matters that might contribute to the prompt and orderly conduct of the proceeding.
4. (d) As provided in RSA 310:10, VI, pre-hearing conferences shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 91-A.

Source. (See Revision Note #1 at chapter heading for Plc 200) #13427, eff 8-4-22; ss by #13837, eff 12-28-23 (see Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Plc 200)