Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part XXV - Credentialed Social Workers
Chapter 9 - Procedural Rules
Section XXV-921 - Disposition of Pre-Hearing Motions

A. Any pre-hearing motion, other than an unopposed initial motion for continuance of hearing which may be granted by the administrator, shall be referred for decision to the presiding officer of the hearing panel designated for that proceeding. The presiding officer may make a ruling or, at his or her discretion, may refer any pre-hearing motion to the entire panel for disposition. Any party aggrieved by the decision of the presiding officer on a pre-hearing motion may request that the motion be reconsidered by the entire panel.

B. The presiding officer or the hearing panel shall ordinarily rule on pre-hearing motions on the papers filed, without a hearing. On written request by the respondent or the assistant attorney general, however, and on grounds satisfactory to the presiding officer of the hearing panel, the presiding officer may grant opportunity for hearing, by oral argument, on any pre-hearing motion.