Grounds For Reconsideration

(1) The Administrative Judge/Hearing Officer or the Commissioner or his/her designated representative, who rendered the initial or final order, which is the subject of the petition, shall, within twenty (20) RECONSIDERATION CHAPTER 0250-5-9 days of receiving the petition, enter a written order either denying the petition; granting the petition and setting the matter for further proceedings; or granting the petition and issuing a new initial or final order. If no action has been taken on the petition within twenty (20) days, the petition shall be deemed to have been denied at the expiration of the twenty (20) day period. (2) An order granting the petition and setting the matter for further proceedings shall state the extent and scope of the proceedings which shall be limited to argument upon the existing record; and no new evidence shall be introduced, unless the party proposing such evidence shows good cause for his failure to introduce the evidence in the original proceeding.