HAR §11-1-30. facsimile or electronic filing and service of documents and may specify the means and effective filing dates

The hearings officer shall require that any facsimile or electronic documents be sufficiently legible and authentic and have a signature equivalent, and the hearings officer may require the contemporaneous or later submission of the original signed paper versions. The hearings officer shall provide that a durable paper record of any facsimile and electronic communications be maintained as needed. (h) The hearings officer may direct, or upon request, permit ex officio filing of documents at department of health branch and district offices. Any such documents filed ex officio shall be promptly transmitted to the hearings officer by the branch or district office where the original was filed. [Eff FEB 14 2005 ] (Auth: HRS §91-2, 321-9 (Imp: HRS §91-2, 91-9)