An Act To Grant the Commissioner of Health and Human Services and the Commissioner's Designees the Independent Authority To Issue Adjudicatory Subpoenas
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22-A MRSA §207, sub-§10 is enacted to read:
10. Adjudicatory subpoena power. In an adjudicatory proceeding conducted by the department, the commissioner may issue subpoenas to require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence or discovery relating to an issue of fact in the proceeding and may designate employees of the department to issue such subpoenas. Subpoenas must be issued in accordance with Title 5, section 9060.
SUMMARY
This bill grants to the Commissioner of Health and Human Services and the commissioner’s designees the independent authority to issue administrative subpoenas for adjudicatory proceedings, consistent with statutory authority given to other agencies.