Rules of evidence (Repealed)

(a) General. Any oral or documentary evidence may be received, but it shall be the policy of the Board and any hearing panel to exclude irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence. (b) Documentary evidence, copies. Documentary evidence may be received at the discretion of the Board or hearing panel in the form of copies or excerpts, if the original is not found readily available. Upon request by any party an opportunity shall be granted to compare the copy with the original. (c) Cross examination. Such cross examination may be conducted as the Board or hearing panel shall find to be required for a full and true disclosure of the facts. (d) Facts noticed, Board records. The Board or hearing panel may take administrative notice of judicially cognizable facts, including the records and the prior decisions and orders of the Board. (e) Facts noticed, scope and procedure. The Board or hearing panel may take administrative notice of generally recognized technical or scientific facts within the Board's specialized knowledge. Parties shall be afforded an opportunity to contest the material so noticed by being notified before or during the hearing, or by an appropriate reference in preliminary reports or otherwise of the material noticed. The Board or hearing panel shall employ the Board's experience, technical competence, and specialized knowledge in evaluating the evidence presented at the hearing for the purpose of making its finding of facts and arriving at a final decision.