Section 17-1736-44 - Decision of the hearing officer(a) At the conclusion of the evidence and arguments by the parties, the hearing officer shall declare the hearing to be closed, at which time each party shall have thirty calendar days, not counting the day that the hearing is closed, to present written proposed findings of fact.(b) At the conclusion of the thirty day period prescribed in subsection (a), the hearing officer shall have sixty calendar days to prepare a written decision accompanied by separate findings of fact, conclusions of law, and basis for findings. The hearing officer, if clarification of any evidence or any proposed finding of fact is desired, may reconvene the hearing to clarify the existing evidence. The period of time during which the hearing has been reconvened shall toll the time within which the hearing officer is required to prepare the written decision.(c) The hearing officer shall not have informal, unrecorded conversations with any party concerning the case. All discussions concerning the evidence shall be at sessions of record with all parties to the hearing present except to the extent those discussions are required for the disposition of ex parte matters authorized by law.Haw. Code R. § 17-1736-44
[Eff 08/01/94] (Auth: HRS § 346-14; 42 C.F.R. §431.10 ) (Imp: HRS §§ 91-12, 91-13; 42 C.F.R. §§455.13, 455.16 )