(a) After the HCP's answer is filed and the Claimant files the expert report, the Director shall set the matter for a scheduling conference. Claimant and/or HCP are not required to be present if represented by counsel.
(b) The purpose of the scheduling conference is to set a timetable in which to conduct the hearing. The scheduling conference shall be conducted in an informal fashion. After completion of the scheduling conference, the Director shall issue an order at least thirty (30) days prior to the hearing, setting the date, time and location of the hearing and notify the parties of the deadline to file disclosure statements, expert reports, and the time and date of a prehearing conference. The hearing date shall not be more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the Director receives the claim unless the Director or panel finds good cause to delay the hearing.
015-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-2