If, at the time any appeal is filed, one or more prior appeals by the same Local Mental Health Service involving the same or similar issues have not been heard by a hearing officer, such prior appeals may be combined with the last appeals filed and the hearing officer may issue a single decision.
If this procedure is undertaken, notice must first be given to the other party or parties involved and agreement must be mutual and in writing.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 1566
Note: Authority cited: Sections 5400 and 5750, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 5700.1 and 5712, Welfare and Institutions Code.