<br><br> <br>Page 1 of 1 <br>13B.100 Prohibited communications. <br>(1) Unless required for the disposition of ex parte matters specifically authorized by <br>statute, a hearing officer shall not communicate off the record with any party to the <br>hearing or any other person who has a direct or indirect interest in the outcome of <br>the hearing, concerning any substantive issue, while the proceeding is pending. <br>(2) The prohibition stated in subsection (1) shall not apply to: <br>(a) Communication with other agency staff, if the communication is not an ex <br>parte communication received by staff; and <br>(b) Communication among members of a collegial body or panel which by law is <br>serving as a hearing officer. <br>(3) If an ex parte communication occurs, the hearing officer shall note the occurrence <br>for the record, and he shall place in the record a copy of the communication, if it <br>was written, or a memorandum of the substance of the communication, if it was <br>oral. <br>Effective: July 15, 1996 <br>History: Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 382, sec. 10, effective July 15, 1996. <br><br>