Section 62.01.01.002 - DEFINITIONSAll terms used in this Chapter shall be interpreted in accordance with the definitions set forth in the Idaho Administrative Procedure Act ("APA") within Section 67-5201, Idaho Code, and as otherwise defined below:
01.Agency. In addition to the definition in Section 67-5201(2), Idaho Code, reference to the "agency" in these rules includes the agency director, board or commission, agency secretary, hearing officer appointed by the agency, hearing officer assigned by the Office of Administrative Hearings, or other such presiding officer, as context requires. In turn, reference to the "agency head" means the agency director, board or commission, as context requires, or such other officer designated by the agency head to review recommended or preliminary orders.02.Interlocutory Order. Any order issued by a presiding officer or agency head which is neither a preliminary order, a recommended order, nor a final order.03.Presiding Officer. One (1) or more members of the agency board or commission, the agency head, or duly appointed hearing officer(s) who are authorized by statute or rule to preside at a contested case hearing. When more than one (1) officer sits at hearing, they may all jointly be presiding officers or may designate one of them to be the presiding officer.04.Service or Serving. The agency's or a party's delivery or distribution of official documents in a legally sufficient manner in a contested case proceeding to the parties to that proceeding and, if applicable, to any other persons required by statute, rule, order, or notice to receive official documents.Idaho Admin. Code r. 62.01.01.002