OAR 808-008-0090: Request for Contested Case Hearing or Removal to Court

(1) If the Office of Administrative Hearings receives a request under OAR 808-004-0590 to conduct the hearing on a claim as a contested case, the Office of Administrative Hearings shall retain jurisdiction over the claim. The Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold the contested case hearing at the time scheduled for the arbitration unless good cause exists to reschedule the hearing date and time. (2) If the Office of Administrative Hearings receives notice under OAR 808-004-0590 that a party to the claim filed a complaint under that rule that requires that the claim be decided in court, the Office of Administrative Hearings shall return the claim to the agency.