1. (a) If for any reason an administrative law judge is unable to continue presiding over a pending hearing, or issue a proposal for decision after the conclusion of the hearing, the commissioner or SOAH (in the event a case has been referred to SOAH by the commissioner) may appoint another administrative law judge as a substitute, in accordance with law, without the necessity of duplicating any duty or function already performed by the previous administrative law judge.
2. (b) The commissioner or SOAH (in the event a case has been referred to SOAH by the commissioner) may, for good cause, assign a substitute or additional administrative law judge to a proceeding without the necessity of duplicating any duty or function already performed by the previous administrative law judge.

Source Note:The provisions of this §2.5 adopted to be effective November 28, 1997, 22 TexReg 11397.