- (1) A party shall arrange for a witness to be present at a hearing.
- (2) At the request of a party or at the presiding officer's discretion, the presiding officer may order a witness excluded so that the witness cannot hear another witness's testimony.
- (3) Discovery is prohibited, but the office may issue a subpoena or other order to compel the production of necessary evidence.
(4)(a) An attorney may issue a subpoena for necessary evidence.
- (b) A party who is not represented by an attorney may request a subpoena from the office.
- (c) When the presiding officer issues a subpoena to a party, the party shall serve that subpoena on the witness.
(5)(a) A party shall request a subpoena as soon as possible after a hearing date is set.
- (b) The office may not issue a subpoena fewer than 16 calendar days before the hearing.
- (6) The presiding officer may issue a subpoena on the presiding officer's own motion.
(7) A party may file an affidavit that requests the presiding officer to subpoena a witness to produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, or other records. The affidavit shall include:
- (a) the name and address of the person or entity being served the subpoena;
- (b) a description of any account, book, document, letter, object, paper, photograph, or other tangible item that the applicant seeks;
- (c) material that is relevant to the issue of the hearing; and
- (d) a statement by the applicant that, to the best of the applicant's knowledge, the witness possesses or controls the requested material.
- (8) A party shall arrange to serve any subpoena that the presiding officer issues on the party's behalf and shall serve a copy of the affidavit that the party presents to the presiding officer.
- (9) Except for an employee of an agency, a witness that the presiding officer subpoenas to attend a hearing is entitled to appropriate fees and mileage. The witness shall file a written demand for fees with the presiding officer within ten calendar days from the date that the witness appears at the hearing.
- (10) The presiding officer may issue an order of default against any party that fails to appear, participate, or obey an order entered by the presiding officer.
KEY: Medicaid
Date of Last Change: September 19, 2025
Notice of Continuation: August 12, 2022
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-1-202(1); 26B-1-204; 63G-4-102