(A) The department must promulgate all regulations described in this chapter and regulations governing procedures at all proceedings, hearings, and appeals before the department or any member or employee of the department, including claims for benefit determinations, and all appeals of determinations regarding those claims, and publish all regulations on an electronic website.
(B) Regulations governing procedures at hearings and appeals before the department shall include, at a minimum:
(1) procedures for seeking a hearing, review, or appeal;
(2) procedures for notifying parties;
(3) evidentiary rules;
(4) procedures for making findings of fact and conclusions of law;
(5) procedures for making and maintaining an appropriate record of interviews and proceedings before the department; and
(6) procedures for seeking review or appeal of the department's decision.
(C) All regulations must be promulgated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 23, Title 1 of the South Carolina Code of Laws.
HISTORY: 2010 Act No. 146, Section 99, eff March 30, 2010.