A case may be advanced and heard directly by the Commissioners upon a showing that there is a matter of general applicability at issue in the case and that an early resolution of the dispute by the Commissioners will help resolve other conflicts, thereby avoiding costly litigation of other cases. The Commissioners may take and resolve the entire case or they may resolve only the issue of general applicability and return the rest of the case to the Administrative Law Judge for an evidentiary hearing on the other issues in the case.
Okla. Admin. Code § 165:5-21-10