Section Hum 208.03 - Procedures for the Investigation Portion of the Pre-Determination Conference(a) All relevant information shall be accepted without regard to rules of evidence.(b) No oaths shall be administered.(c) No taped or stenographic record shall be made of the conference, but notes shall be kept by the investigator or an assistant for inclusion in the investigation file.(d) No determination on the merits of the case shall be made at the conference.(e) Each party shall have a full opportunity during the information gathering part of the conference to give information and reply to statements made by the other party.(f) The investigator shall determine the order in which participants are asked to speak and the length of time allotted so as to further the goals of fairness and efficiency in the gathering of information.(g) There shall be no conversation between the parties or between their respective attorneys.(h) All statements by the parties or their attorneys, and all questions asked by the parties or their attorneys, shall be addressed to the investigator.(i) All questions to be asked of the parties shall be asked by the investigator.(j) Parties and attorneys shall have the opportunity to suggest questions for the investigator to ask of the opposing party, and the investigator shall ask them if they are relevant.(k) Attorneys shall not answer factual questions or make statements of fact on behalf of their clients.(l) A party who wishes to add to the statements or information provided at the conference may do so in writing if: (1) The party notifies the investigator of the intention to provide a written statement; and(2) The written statement is filed within 5 days of the conference.N.H. Admin. Code § Hum 208.03
#6686, eff 2-5-98, EXPIRED: 2-5-06
New. #8589, INTERIM, eff 3-18-06, EXPIRED: 9-14-06
Source.(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Hum 200) #8814, eff 2-3-07