(a) The Commissioner of Labor may employ additional staff, if necessary, in order to record the testimony and evidence at hearings conducted by the Administrative Law Judge.
(b) The record, or minutes, of the hearing shall be transcribed in every case and shall be kept by the Commissioner of Labor. Upon a request to review by a party to the proceeding, the transcripts shall be provided by the Commissioner of Labor not later than 7 working days after the date such request has been received by the Workers' Compensation Administration.
(c) The Workers' Compensation Administration, Administrative Law Judge, Commissioner of Labor member, administrator or section head may request a transcript, for a review of the hearing at their own initiative.
(d) A party in interest may also request a transcript, either for their own personal use or for appeal to the courts.
(e) The Commissioner of Labor shall establish a reasonable per page cost for the purchase of such transcripts, which is to be paid for by the requesting party, provided, however, that the transcripts provided to the Workers' Compensation Administration's Hearing Officer, Administrative Law Judge, Commissioner of Labor member, administrator, section head, or other branch or division of the government, upon their request, shall be free of charge.
(f) When the claimant or his representative is the person ordering the transcripts, and the request is made at the time of the hearing, the cost shall be fifty percent 50%) of the price which is charged to any other party an interest.
(g) Transcripts shall not be provided to anyone who is not a party in interest unless the Commissioner of Labor is furnished with a properly executed written authorization from the claimant, or his or her attorney, consenting to the release of the transcript.