Section 7-131. REPRESENTATION

 

131.1 Any claimant who wishes to be represented in any proceeding before an  ALJ under the Act shall submit a written appointment of the individual who he or she is authorizing to undertake the representation to the OHA or shall make the appointment on the record at a hearing.

 

131.2 A duly appointed representative may make or give, on behalf of the claimant he or she represents, any request or notice relative to any proceeding before the OHA under the Act, including formal hearing and review.

 

131.3 A representative shall be entitled to present or elicit evidence and make allegations as to facts and law in any proceeding affecting the claimant he or she represents and to obtain information with respect to the claim of the claimant.

 

131.4 A copy of a notice to any claimant of any administrative action, determination, or decision or request to any party for the production of evidence shall be sent to the representative of the claimant, and the copy of the notice or request shall have the same force and effect as if it had been sent to the claimant.

 

authority

Chief Risk Officer of the Office of Risk Management (ORM), Executive Office of the Mayor, pursuant to the authority set forth in section 2344 of the District of Columbia Government Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (CMPA), effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-139; D.C. Official Code § 1-623.44 (2012 Supp.)); section 7 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 2003 for the Office of Risk Management, effective December 15, 2003; and Mayor’s Order 2004-198, effective December 14, 2004

source

Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 8766, 8803 (July 27, 2012).