645—11.17(17A) Prehearing conferences.
	11.17(1) Any party may request a prehearing conference. Prehearing conferences will be conducted by the board administrator, who may request the assistance of an administrative law judge. A written request for prehearing conference or an order for prehearing conference on the board administrator’s own motion will be filed prior to the contested case hearing, but no later than 20 days prior to the hearing date. Written notice of the prehearing conference will be given by the board administrator to all parties. For good cause the board administrator may permit variances from this rule.
	11.17(2) The parties at a prehearing conference will be prepared to discuss the following subjects, and the board administrator or administrative law judge may issue appropriate orders concerning:
	a. 	The possibility of settlement.
	b. 	The entry of a scheduling order to include deadlines for completion of discovery.
	c. 	Stipulations of law or fact.
	d. 	Stipulations on the admissibility of exhibits.
	e. 	Submission of expert and other witness lists. Witness lists may be amended subsequent to the prehearing conference within the time limits established by the board administrator or administrative law judge at the prehearing conference. Any such amendments must be served on all parties. Witnesses not listed on the final witness list may be excluded from testifying unless there was good cause for the failure to include their names.
	f. 	Submission of exhibit lists. Exhibit lists may be amended subsequent to the prehearing conference within the time limits established by the board administrator or administrative law judge at the prehearing conference. Exhibits other than rebuttal exhibits that are not listed on the final exhibit list may be excluded from admission into evidence unless there was good cause for the failure to include them.
	g. 	Stipulations for waiver of any provision of law.
	h. 	Identification of matters that the parties intend to request be officially noticed.
	i. 	Consideration of any additional matters that will expedite the hearing.
	11.17(3) Prehearing conferences may be conducted by telephone unless otherwise ordered.
[ARC 8080C, IAB 6/26/24, effective 7/31/24]