Section Ec-Wet 203.12 - Prehearing Conferences(a) At the request of any party to an appeal or on his or her own initiative, the presiding officer shall schedule a prehearing conference in accordance with RSA 541-A:31, V to consider: (1) Status of offers of settlement, including, if applicable, settlement pursuant to mediation in accordance with RSA 21-O:14, I-b and I-c;(2) Simplification of the issues;(3) Stipulations or admissions as to issues of fact or proof by consent of the parties;(4) The witnesses to be called at the hearing and a brief description of each witness's testimony;(5) The exhibits to be presented at the hearing;(6) Changes to standard procedures as specified in these rules;(7) The date and time of the hearing in the appeal;(8) The time allotted to and the order of each party's presentation at the hearing; and(9) Any other matters that may aid in the disposition of the appeal.(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) above, the presiding officer shall schedule no more than one prehearing conference in any appeal, unless the presiding officer determines that an additional prehearing conference is necessary for the fair, accurate, and expeditious resolution of the appeal.(c) At least 20 days prior to a prehearing conference, the presiding officer shall issue a written notice that complies with Ec-Wet 203.06 and states: (1) The date, time, and location of the prehearing conference; and(2) The matters to be discussed, including those specified in paragraph (a) above.(d) Any agreements reached at the prehearing conference shall be documented in a prehearing order issued in accordance with Ec-Wet 203.06.(e) The prehearing conference shall be recorded in full by audio recording or other method that will provide a verbatim record.N.H. Admin. Code § Ec-Wet 203.12
Derived from Volume XLII Number 2, Filed January 13, 2022, Proposed by #13305, Effective 12/15/2021 (see Revision Note at chapter heading for Ec-Wet 100).