Sec. 2. (a) The Indiana board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish procedures for the conduct of proceedings before the Indiana board under this article, including procedures for:
(1) prehearing conferences;
(2) hearings;
(3) allowing the Indiana board, upon agreement of all parties to the proceeding, to determine that a petition does not require a hearing because it presents substantially the same issue that was decided in a prior Indiana board determination;
(4) voluntary arbitration;
(5) voluntary mediation;
(6) submission of an agreed record;
(7) upon agreement of all parties to the proceedings, joinder of petitions concerning the same or similar issues; and
(8) small claims.
(b) Rules under subsection (a)(8):
(1) may include rules that:
(A) prohibit discovery;
(B) restrict the length of a hearing; and
(C) establish when a hearing is not required; and
(2) must allow a party to be able to elect out of the small claims rules.