Nevada Administrative Code|Section 641B.245 - Appointment of hearing officer

                                                
 641B.245. Appointment of hearing officer 
 
1. The Board may appoint an attorney who is licensed to practice law in this State or a licensee to serve as a hearing officer in a contested case. The hearing officer may, upon the request of the Board:
 
(a) Conduct hearings;
 
(b) Question witnesses;
 
(c) Make rulings on motions and objections;
 
(d) Submit suggested findings of fact or conclusions of law to the Board at the conclusion of the case; and
 
(e) Take the actions assigned to the "presiding officer" or the "presiding member of the Board" pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. 
 
In the contested case in which a hearing officer is designated pursuant to the provisions of this section, the Board will make the final determination of all findings of fact and conclusions of law in the case.
 
2. If the Board does not appoint a hearing officer pursuant to subsection 1, the Board will designate the Executive Director, a presiding officer or any other member of the Board to serve as the hearing officer.
 
Added to NAC by Bd. of Exam'rs for Social Workers by R112-00, 1-17-2001; A by R079-02, 1-9-2003
 
NRS 641B.150, 641B.160