OAR 438-085-0306: Hearings Division Response to Request For Hearing

(1) When the Hearings Division receives a transmittal pursuant to OAR 438-085-0305, it shall caption and assign a docket number to the case. The case shall then be assigned to an Administrative Law Judge, who will thereafter be responsible for all case management, including all pre-hearing matters and the hearing itself. (2) After a case has been received by the Hearings Division and assigned to an Administrative Law Judge, the Hearings Division shall mail the parties an acknowledgment and notice of case assignment. (3) If the parties request Alternative Dispute Resolution assistance, the assigned Administrative Law Judge shall refer the case to the mediator requested by the parties, or selected by the assigned Administrative Law Judge if the parties so request.