Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish procedures for the conduct of proceedings before the Indiana board under this article, including procedures for: (1) prehearing conferences; (2) hearings; (3) allowing the Indiana board, upon agreement of all parties to the proceeding, to determine that a petition does not require a hearing because it presents substantially the same issue that was decided in a prior Indiana board determination; (4) voluntary arbitration; (5) voluntary mediation; (6) submission of an agreed record; (7) upon agreement of all parties to the proceedings, joinder of petitions concerning the same or similar issues; and (8) small claims. (b) Rules under subsection (a)(8): (1) may include rules that: (A) prohibit discovery; (B) restrict the length of a hearing; and (C) establish when a hearing is not required; and (2) must allow a party to be able to elect out of the small claims rules.
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