NAC616C.278. Additional conferences called by appeals officer; request for assignment of matter for mediation.

     1. In addition to a prehearing conference authorized pursuant to NAC 616C.277, an appeals officer may, in regard to any proceeding that is being heard before him or her:

     (a) Call the parties to the proceeding together for a conference to be held before the taking of testimony; and

     (b) Recess the proceeding to hold a conference,

Ê to address any matter that, in the opinion of the appeals officer, will assist in securing the just, speedy and economical determination of the issues that are in question in the proceeding. If an appeals officer conducts a conference pursuant to this section, the appeals officer shall ensure that the official record of the proceeding contains a notation that sets forth the results of such a conference.

     2. The parties to a proceeding before an appeals officer may request that the matter be assigned for mediation. Upon receipt of such a stipulated motion, the matter will be assigned to another appeals officer. The parties may agree by stipulation to assign the mediation to a specific appeals officer. The appeals officer initially assigned to the matter maintains jurisdiction over the pending matter unless the matter is resolved by mediation.

     (Added to NAC by Hearings Div. by R055-98, eff. 8-12-98; A by R184-07, 9-29-2008)