The bureau may request the Office of Administrative Hearings to consolidate hearings insofar as it is feasible and agreeable to all parties.
A consolidated hearing shall be conducted in a manner consistent with sections 14.001 to 14.69, and the applicable rules of the Office of Administrative Hearings.
The Office of Administrative Hearings, with the consent of the agencies having license jurisdiction, may provide for a prehearing conference to assist in the disposition of the type, time, place, and parties of the consolidated hearing, the simplification of the issues, the stipulations as to agreed facts and necessary documents, and other relevant matters.
Minn. Stat. § 116J.82
1981 c 342 art 3 s 10; 1981 c 356 s 248; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1990 c 422 s 10