Section 8 AAC 45.071 - Hearing officer as a commissioner's designee(a) A hearing officer shall serve as a commissioner's designee to hear and decide procedural and stipulated matters without a panel. An action of a hearing officer under this section is an action of the full board.(b) For purposes of this section, (1) a procedural matter is limited to (A) a petition for an order under AS 23.30.015;(B) settlement terms on the record;(D) a supplementary default order;(E) a petition to quash a subpoena;(F) a petition for testimony by teleconference;(G) a petition for social security offset; or(H) a declaration of amount in default;(2) a stipulated matter is limited to (A) an award of attorney's fees and costs;(C) a failure to insure and civil penalty assessment under AS 23.30.080; or(D) a stipulation under 8 AAC 45.050(f).Eff. 3/28/2012, Register 201