Industrial claim appeals office review

(1) Any interested party who is dissatisfied by a hearing officer's decision may appeal that decision and obtain administrative review by the industrial claim appeals office. Any such appeal must be received by the industrial claim appeals office within twenty calendar days after the date of notification of the decision of the hearing officer. The director of the division may prescribe rules for the conduct of such appeals, including apportionment of transcript costs (not to exceed the actual costs of such materials), filing methods, briefing schedules, and similar matters. (2) Upon petition to review by an interested party, the industrial claim appeals panel may affirm, modify, reverse, or set aside any decision of a hearing officer on the basis of the evidence in the record previously submitted in the case. (3) The industrial claim appeals office shall promptly provide all interested parties with copies of the industrial claim appeals panel's written decision and order in each case. (4) The panel shall have the power to issue such procedural orders as may be necessary to carry out its appellate review under subsection (2) of this section, including, but not limited to, orders concerning the acceptance of appeals before the panel and orders granting or denying requests for extension of time.