The Chair of the Board shall, except as otherwise provided in these rules, rule upon all questions of procedure and, in proceedings in which he/she presides and in which evidence is received, on the admissibility of that evidence. However, in disciplinary hearings or other proceedings, which could be considered a contested case under the Alabama Administrative Procedures Act, the Board may appoint a hearing a hearing officer to conduct the proceedings or to rule on matters of procedure.
Author: Thornton L. Neathery
Ala. Admin. Code r. 364-X-1-.11
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-41-5.