Section Cor 203.01 - Presiding Officer; Appointment; Authority(a) All hearings shall be conducted for the department by a natural person authorized by the commissioner to serve as a presiding officer.(b) A presiding officer shall as necessary: (1) Regulate and control the course of a hearing;(2) Facilitate an informal resolution of an appeal;(3) Administer oaths and affirmations;(4) Receive relevant evidence at hearings and exclude irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence;(5) Rule on procedural requests, including adjournments or postponements, at the request of a party or on the presiding officer's own motion;(6) Question any person who testifies;(7) Cause a complete record of any hearing to be made, as specified in RSA 541-A:31, VI; and(8) Take any other action consistent with applicable statutes, rules and case law necessary to conduct the hearing and complete the record in a fair and timely manner.N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 203.01
(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Cor 200) #7447, eff 2-6-01; ss by #9382, INTERIM, eff 2-3-09, EXPIRES: 8-3-09; ss by #9507-A, eff 7-8-09
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 15, Filed April 12, 2018, Proposed by #12501, Effective 3/23/2018.