(a) take all steps necessary to conduct an orderly hearing;

(b) issue appropriate orders;

(c) rule on requests and motions;

(d) grant extensions of time, upon showing of good cause;

(e) examine witnesses;

(f) remand case for further action by the State;

(g) recommend dismissal of a case for failure to exhaust available administrative remedies, for failure to appeal upon one of the specific grounds set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 38061, or other appropriate reasons; and

(h) waive or modify these rules to accommodate the needs in a specific case, upon notice to and agreement of the parties.