Section 93.91. Special masters

(a) Assignment. Enforcement Rule 206(d) provides that a special master instead of a hearing committee may be assigned by the Board to conduct an investigatory hearing or formal proceeding where it appears that the hearing or proceeding may be protracted and should be conducted continuously from day to day until conclusion.

(b) Powers and duties. Enforcement Rule 206(e) provides that a special master shall have the power and duty:

(1) To conduct investigatory hearings and hearings into formal charges of misconduct upon assignment by the Board.

(2) To submit his or her conclusions set forth as prescribed by these rules, together with the record of the hearing into formal charges, to the Board.

The provisions of this § 93.91 adopted November 14 and 17, 1989 and December 6 and 20, 1989, 20 Pa.B. 2009; amended March 13, 1991, effective November 16, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 5325; amended June 11, 1993, effective immediately, 23 Pa.B. 2729. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (164153) to (164154).