Informal settlement conferences before the county health officer or program director of the affected county or state program or his or her designee may be held in an attempt to resolve contested cases. Such informal settlement conferences shall not be of record as required by Rule 408 of the Alabama Rules of Evidence and shall not be adversarial in nature but shall be utilized to resolve the contested case prior to formal hearings for the record.
Ala. Admin. Code r. 420-1-3-.09
Rule 420-1-3-.08 was renumbered .09 as per certification filed March 20, 2008.
Author: Brian Hale
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 41-22-12.