(a) Parties to a complaint under Sec. 636.10 may choose to waive
their rights to an administrative hearing before the Office of
Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) by choosing to transfer the settlement
of their dispute to an individual acceptable to all parties for the
purpose of conducting an informal review of the stipulated facts and
rendering a decision in accordance with applicable law. A written
decision will be issued within 60 days after the matter is submitted for
informal review.
(b) The waiver of the right to request a hearing before the OALJ
will automatically be revoked if a settlement has not been reached
within the 60 days provided in paragraph (a) of this section.
(c) The decision rendered under this informal review process shall
be treated as a final decision of an Administrative Law Judge pursuant
to section 166(b) of the Act.
