From time to time, the administrative hearings office may enter into agreements with other state agencies to provide hearing officers for the conduct of administrative hearings involving that agency. Those hearings shall be conducted independent of the supervision and direction of the other state agency. The statutes, rules, and case law governing the conduct of those hearings before other agencies shall apply to those cases heard by agreement, except that the hearing officer shall still be bound by the code of conduct for administrative hearings contained in this chapter, 22.600.2 NMAC.
N.M. Admin. Code § 22.600.1.28