Section 500.610  Evidence

a)         The Hearing Officer shall receive evidence which is admissable under rules of evidence as applied by courts in Illinois pertaining to civil actions except as these rules otherwise provide.  Section 10-40 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100/10-40].

b)         The Hearing Officer shall exclude immaterial, irrelevant and repetitious evidence.

c)         When the admissibility of disputed evidence depends upon an arguable interpretation of substantive law, the Hearing Officer shall admit such evidence.