SERVICE OF DOCUMENT OF INITIATION AND NOTICE

Within ten days following receipt of the complaint or adoption of the order initiating the contested case, the department shall serve all known parties a copy of the document of initiation and a notice stating: A. commencement of the contested case; B. time and place of the prehearing conference, if any; C. the purpose of the prehearing conference; D. name of the hearing officer; E. rights of the parties to counsel and to a formal hearing; and F. that failure to attend may prejudice the party's right in this and subsequent proceedings.