A.  A hearing officer shall file orders issued and recommendations or decisions rendered by the hearing officer at the conclusion of the hearing in the record of adjudication and with the secretary.  The hearing officer shall give notice to each party or the party’s counsel of record of such order, recommendation, or decision.

B.  An order or decision of a hearing officer becomes final thirty days after the last notice is given, without a request for administrative review being filed.  However, the secretary may reserve the right to make the final decision.

Acts 1995, No. 947, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.