Hearing officer admits several demonstrative exhibits, orders backup data; disallows others

The hearing officer presiding over the Wethersfield EMS provider proceeding on document number 24Dash003 admitted multiple demonstrative exhibits on the record on motions from counsel but required that backup documentation be attached before the exhibits are finalized.

The ruling came after repeated objections from other attorneys that the documents were being offered late and without a sponsoring author to lay foundation. The hearing officer said, “I'm going to admit exhibit f f f as a full exhibit. And, again, I will give it its due wait,” and later ordered that the backup data used to create exhibit EEE (a PSA coverage map) and exhibit FFF (an ALS ratio chart) be attached so the record includes the underlying sources.

Why it matters: several of the disputed exhibits bear on operational capacity and call volumes for competing providers — issues the parties say are central to whether Aetna Ambulance or the local provider WEMSA should be designated. Counsel for opposing parties argued the exhibits were untimely, lacked foundation, and would expand the hearing if their creators had to be called.

The key rulings and…