9-2-1521. Hearing procedure; review of decision prohibited. [Note: this law is repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 99, § 2. effective 7/1/2022.]
(a) The director shall set a time and place for the hearing and provide notice to all parties at least thirty (30) days prior to the hearing. The proper place for hearing shall be the county in which an action is required to be brought according to W.S. 1-5-101 through 1-5-109. The hearing date shall not be more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the director receives the submission of the statement required under W.S. 9-2-1519(b) unless the director or panel finds good cause to delay the hearing. At least fifteen (15) days before the hearing the director shall provide each panel member copies of all claims, answers, briefs, records and other documents the director considers necessary.
(b) The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the director. The hearing shall be informal, and the Wyoming Rules of Evidence and, except as specified in this act, the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act do not apply. No decision of the director or the panel is subject to review in a court. A record of the hearing shall be made. The panel may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses as provided under the Administrative Procedure Act. Fees for any witness appearing at a hearing under this section shall be paid by the party calling the witness.
(c) The panel may take the case under advisement or may request that additional facts, records, witnesses or other information be obtained and presented to it at a supplemental hearing, which shall be set for a date not later than thirty (30) days from the beginning date of the original hearing unless the parties consent in writing to a longer period.