{"data":{"id":"us-va/22vac40-80-470","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"22VAC40-80-470","heading":"Prehearing conferences","body":"The hearing officer has the statutory power to hold conferences for the settlement or simplification of issues by the parties.  The hearing officer may hold a prehearing conference for the stipulation of certain facts or for any other purposes that might be accomplished by such a preliminary process.  It may be useful for the hearing officer to direct the parties to submit to him and exchange in advance of the conference: proposed statements of issues, proposed stipulations, requests for information, statements of position, proposed procedural data, and the exchange of exhibits.  The notice for such a prehearing conference must be established by the hearing officer as to the date, time and place for such conference.  It will not be necessary to provide a verbatim reporting of the prehearing conference.  A report summarizing the results of this conference must be prepared, consisting of a list of appearances, agreements reached, the hearing officer's rulings, and other matters decided.  A copy of this report shall be provided to all persons who entered appearances, which shall become part of the agency record.","path":["Title 22. Social Services","Agency 40. Department of Social Services","Chapter 80. General Procedures and Information for Licensure","Part IX. Hearings Procedures"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title22/agency40/chapter80/section470/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:49Z","sha256":"638d59bfc44145324a4e01bb36c853d688f2f441a2b67886515b3c1efe730638","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/22vac40-80-460","next":"us-va/22vac40-80-480"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}