| (a) On a genuine issue in a contested case, each party
or authorized representative is entitled to:
(1) call witnesses, including parties;
(2) offer evidence;
(3) cross-examine any witness called by another party;
and
(4) make opening and closing statements.
(b) Once the hearing is begun, the parties and authorized
representatives may be off the record only when the impartial hearing
officer permits. If the discussion off the record is pertinent, then
the impartial hearing officer summarizes the discussion for the record.
(c) Objections shall be timely noted in the record.
(d) The impartial hearing officer may continue a hearing
from time to time and from place to place. If the time and place for
the hearing to reconvene are not announced at the hearing, a notice
is mailed stating the time and place of the hearing.
(e) The impartial hearing officer may question witnesses
and parties and/or direct the submission of supplemental evidence.
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