The proceedings before a liability administrative law judge shall be conducted in accordance with such rules of practice and procedure as the department may adopt under its rulemaking authority under IC 22-4-18-1. Any person representing any interested party in the prosecution or defense of any proceedings before a liability administrative law judge must be admitted to practice law in the courts of the state of Indiana, except that persons admitted to practice before the courts of other states may on special order be permitted to appear in any proceeding before the liability administrative law judge. This section shall not be construed to prohibit an interested party from electing to be heard in his own cause without counsel.
IC 22-4-32-3