§ 131.53. Procedures subsequent to the first hearing.

 (a)  Within 45 days after the date of the first hearing actually held, the responding party shall comply with §  131.52(d) (relating to first hearing procedures) and shall submit, in writing, to the judge, with copies to counsel of record and unrepresented parties, the items and information specified in §  131.52(d).

 (b)  The responding party, in accordance with the directions of the judge, shall offer and have marked for identification the responding party’s exhibits.

 (c)  The judge may issue an order directing the parties to proceed with the litigation in a manner that promotes expeditious resolution and avoids delay.

 (d)  A party wishing to present testimony in the form of rebuttal or surrebuttal shall notify the judge in writing within 21 days after conduct of the hearing or deposition at which the testimony to be rebutted or surrebutted has been given.

 (e)  Following a request to present rebuttal or surrebuttal testimony, the testimony shall be presented at a hearing or deposition provided the testimony shall be taken no later than 45 days after the conclusion of the case of the party presenting the testimony or evidence to be rebutted or surrebutted.

 (f)  Dates of the medical examinations, if not scheduled prior to the first hearing actually held, shall be scheduled within 45 days after the first hearing actually held.

 (g)  Subsections (a)—(f) supersede 1 Pa. Code § §  35.101—35.106, 35.111—35.116, 35.121—35.128, 35.137, 35.138, 35.155 and 35.161—35.169.

   The provisions of this §  131.53 amended under sections 401.1 and 435(a) and (c) of the Workers’ Compensation Act (77 P. S. § §  710 and 991(a) and (c)); section 2205 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  565); and section 414 of the Occupational Disease Act (77 P. S. §  1514).

   The provisions of this §  131.53 adopted March 29, 1991, effective March 30, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 1401; corrected September 27, 1991, effective March 30, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 4406; corrected October 11, 1991, effective March 30, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 4839; amended December 6, 2002, effective December 7, 2002, 32 Pa.B. 6043. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (289736) and (227591).

   This section cited in 34 Pa. Code §  131.63 (relating to time for taking oral depositions).