The purpose and effect of the proposed rule is to amend the rule to specify that an inmate shall be present at disciplinary hearings unless a confirmed medical condition makes the inmate unable to attend, the inmate demonstrates disruptive behavior, either before or during the hearings, that impedes the process or poses a threat to the safety of others or the security of the institution, or the inmate waives his right to be present and to clarify that inmates who waive the right to be present at the hearing may not submit a written closing statement to the disciplinary team or hearing officer in place of the oral closing statement permitted in paragraph (1)(g).