24 NCAC 03 .0705. RESTRICTION ON PARTICIPATION BY COMMISSIONER AND BOARD MEMBERS

The Commissioner or his agent shall not discuss any contested case with the Review Board or hearing examiners. Review Board members shall not be present at or participate in a hearing of any matter before a hearing examiner. No hearing examiner, law clerk, or member of the Review Board shall at any time during that person's tenure in office appear at any level, either administrative or judicial, in any proceeding which originated before the Board.