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  • How can I appeal?
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  • Can I change the hearing date?
  • What if I need an interpreter?
  • What if I need an accommodation?
  • What if my phone number or address changes?

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  • Where can I learn more?

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What to Expect?

Licensing Hearings

 What happens at the prehearing conference?

  • What is a prehearing conference (PHC)?
  • What is the difference between a PHC and a Hearing?
  • What happens at a PHC?
  • How do I prepare for a phone hearing?
  • What is a PHC Order?
  • What happens if I miss my PHC?
  • Can I change the PHC date?

 What happens at the hearing?

  • What is an exhibit?
  • What is testimony?
  • What is cross-examination?
  • What is a witness?
  • What are closing statements?
  • What happens if I miss my hearing?
 
 

After the Hearing

Licensing Hearings

 What to expect after the hearing:

  • When will the judge make the decision?
  • How does the judge decide my case?
  • What if I disagree with the order?
 
 
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