1 Pa. Code § 35.203
If a presiding officer becomes unavailable to the agency, the agency head will either designate another qualified officer to prepare a proposed report or will cause the record to be certified to it for decision, as may be deemed appropriate, giving notice to the parties.
Application
This regulation does not apply to proceedings in the Insurance Department. Kramer v. Insurance Department, 654 A.2d 203 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1995).
Compliance
If the hearing officer who denied an application for an insurance agent’s license leaves the Insurance Department after the initial hearing but before the matter is reviewed by the Insurance Commissioner and this section is not complied with, the matter will be remanded to the Department for a new hearing. Insurance Department v. MacFarland, 366 A.2d 957 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1976).
This section cited in 4 Pa. Code § 615.20 (relating to proposed decision and order); 12 Pa. Code § 11.14 (relating to presiding officer); 22 Pa. Code § 351.1 (relating to purpose and scope); 28 Pa. Code § 301.7 (relating to fair hearing); 31 Pa. Code § 56.1 (relating to applicability of general rules); 31 Pa. Code § 56.2 (relating to adjudication procedure); 34 Pa. Code § 3a.9 (relating to suspension or revocation of Pennsylvania inspector commission); 34 Pa. Code § 111.18 (relating to decisions of the Board); 34 Pa. Code § 131.60 (relating to resolution hearings); 34 Pa. Code § 131.111 (relating to decisions of judges); 34 Pa. Code § 401.14 (relating to decertification or refusal to certify); 34 Pa. Code § 501.8 (relating to hearings/appeals); 37 Pa. Code § 21.61 (relating to hearing examiner’s recommendation); 49 Pa. Code § 31.103 (relating to applicability of other laws and rules); 49 Pa. Code § 31.115 (relating to disciplinary sanctions); 52 Pa. Code § 5.486 (relating to unavailability of presiding officer); 52 Pa. Code § 5.531 (relating to certification of record without decision); 52 Pa. Code § 1005.187 (relating to unavailability of presiding officer); 52 Pa. Code § 1005.202 (relating to certification of record without decision); 55 Pa. Code § 41.191 (relating to determinations and recommendations by the Bureau); 58 Pa. Code § 494a.4 (relating to report or recommendation of the presiding officer); 61 Pa. Code § 703.5 (relating to other submissions); and 67 Pa. Code § 491.11 (relating to proposed report).