(a) Except as otherwise provided, a request for a prehearing conference must be submitted on a board-approved form.

(b) Failure to provide the information requested may constitute grounds for rejecting the request.

(c) An unrepresented claimant may request a prehearing conference by contacting the board in any manner.

The provisions of this § 61.5 adopted to be effective December 13, 1989, 14 TexReg 6279.