Section Hcp 207.06 - Prehearing and Other Informal Conferences(a) At any time following the commencement of an adjudicative proceeding, the presiding officer, upon motion, or upon his or her own initiative, shall direct the parties to attend one or more prehearing conference when such a conference would aid in the disposition of the proceeding.(b) Matters which can be addressed at a prehearing conference shall include: (1) The distribution of exhibits and written testimony, if any, to the parties;(2) Opportunities and procedures for simplification of the issues;(3) Possible amendments to the pleadings;(4) Opportunities and procedures for settlement;(5) Possible admissions of fact and authentication of documents to avoid unnecessary proof;(6) Possible limitations on the number of witnesses, and possible limitations on the scheduling of witnesses;(7) Possible changes to the standard procedures which would otherwise govern the proceeding; and(8) Other matters which might contribute to the orderly, prompt and fair resolution of the proceeding.(c) The board shall cause prehearing conferences to be recorded. Matters decided at a prehearing conference shall be reflected in an appropriate order.N.H. Admin. Code § Hcp 207.06
#9337, eff 12-3-08 (formerly Hcp 206.06 )