Opinion ID: 2633716
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: The Administrative Hearing Officer's Order Contains Sufficient Information For Judicial Review

Text: ¶ 11 Before addressing DP1S's other contentions, we turn to its assertion that the hearing officer erred when she failed to address each of DP1S-proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law. [32] According to DP1S, the terms of 75 O.S.2001 § 312 [33] are mandatorythe final agency order shall include a ruling upon each proposed finding. ¶ 12 An ALJ's findings need not follow any prescribed form. [34] The underlying purpose for the invoked § 312 provision is to enable a reviewing court to intelligently examine the order of an administrative agency and ascertain if the facts and law upon which the order is based afford a reasonable basis. [35] Where the findings cover all facts material and necessary to support its conclusion, the § 312 requirements are met. [36] Our review of the order reveals the inclusion of sufficient facts and conclusions to meet the law's standard of correctness. [37]