Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2, including emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1, 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.

As added by P.L.245-2003, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.121-2019, SEC.18.