Section 4-4 - Pre-Hearing Conference (a) At least ten (10) days prior to the hearing date set, the parties shall participate in a telephone conference call with the office of administrative hearings and the Director of the panel. During the pre-hearing conference call, the parties shall consider the following: - (i) Simplification and identification of issues;
- (ii) Obtaining of admissions to or stipulations of facts not remaining in dispute and of the authenticity of documents;
- (iii) Limitation of the number of expert witnesses to be called and scheduling of their appearances;
- (iv) Estimation of length of hearing and, if applicable, consideration of any transcription request;
- (v) Any other matters that might aid in expeditious consideration and determination of the claim.