Section 95.63. Hearings and report

(a) The hearings before the panel are private. While the panel need not insist upon adherence to the legal rules of evidence, it shall, however, base its findings of fact and recommendations upon reliable and credible evidence produced at the hearings.

(b) The panel shall conduct evidentiary hearings as required. For purposes of hearing, the fact-finding panel shall have the power to direct the time, place, course and conduct of the hearings, administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses and documents, take testimony and receive evidence, and issue subpoenas to compel attendance of witnesses and the production of papers and records relevant to the matters before the panel. Costs associated with obtaining a hearing room will be borne by the parties.

(c) The panel shall issue its findings of fact and recommendations in writing to the parties and thereafter make them public in accordance with the provisions of law.

The provisions of this § 95.63 adopted October 23, 1970, effective October 24, 1970, 1 Pa.B. 419; amended November 6, 1992, effective November 7, 1992, 22 Pa.B. 5413. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (87054).