Admissible evidence is evidence that the Administrative Law Judge admits into evidence as part of the official record. Admissible evidence does not mean that the evidence is true. It means that there are no valid objections for its consideration by the Administrative Law Judge. Credibility determines the weight given to evidence by the Administrative Law Judge. Relevant evidence is evidence that reasonably tends to make the existence of a fact more probable or less probable than it would be without the evidence.
Hearsay is admissible in administrative hearings.
That rule provides for the exclusion of witnesses from the hearing room until the witness is called to testify. If a party feels that they need their expert to be excluded from the Rule to aid in their case, a request to allow the expert to remain should be made to the Administrative Law Judge. It is then up to the Administrative Law Judge to decide whether to invoke the Rule and whether to permit any experts necessary to assist a party to be permitted to remain in the hearing. On the day of the hearing parties, counsel and witnesses sign-in at the Office of Administrative Hearings reception area. They are then escorted by staff to the appropriate hearing room.