R460-6-3. Procedures for Informal Adjudicative Proceeding

  (1) No answer or pleading responsive to the notice of adjudicative proceeding need be filed by the affected party.

  (2) No hearing shall be held unless the affected party requests a hearing in writing or the presiding officer elects to hold a hearing. The written request for a hearing must be received by UHC no more than 10 calendar days after the service of the notice of adjudicative proceeding.

  (3) If a hearing is requested by the affected party, the presiding officer shall elect whether to conduct a hearing given the nature of the dispute. If the presiding officer does elect to conduct a hearing, it will be held no sooner than 10 calendar days after notice of the hearing is mailed to the affected party. The affected party shall be permitted to testify, present evidence, and comment on UHC's proposed action. Prior to the hearing, the affected party may have access to information contained in UHC's files and to materials and information gathered by UHC in its investigation relevant to the adjudicative proceeding, but discovery is prohibited. Access to such information, files and materials is subject to any disclosure exemption afforded under UHC's Governmental Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) rules. The presiding officer may issue subpoenas or other orders to compel production of necessary evidence.

  (4) Intervention is prohibited.