25 CAR § 34-112. Postponements

(a)(1) Any party may request that the hearing be rescheduled to a later date. (2) Requests should be made in writing and delivered to the Office of Appeals and Hearings and all other parties. (b) Verbal requests must be followed by a written request mailed or faxed no later than one (1) business day after the verbal request. (c) Except in cases of actual emergency, all postponement requests must be received at least ten (10) days before a hearing. (d) The office shall deny Department of Human Services postponement requests that are incompatible with appeal timeframes. (e) The office may for good cause grant other postponement requests. (f) Any postponement order that is incompatible with appeal timeframes shall notify the party requesting the continuance that his or her request is deemed a waiver of any objections, defenses, or both based on timeframes.