Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
Title 182. Health Care Authority |
Chapter 182-526. Administrative hearing rules for medical services programs. |
Section 182-526-0340. Hearing location.
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- (1) Hearings may be held in-person or as a telephonic hearing.(2) A telephonic hearing is where all parties appear by telephone.(3) An in-person hearing is where the party that had requested the hearing appears face-to-face with the administrative law judge (ALJ) and the other parties appear either in person or by telephone.(4) Whether a hearing is held in-person or telephonically, the parties have the right to see all documents, hear all testimony and question all witnesses.(5) If a hearing is originally scheduled as an in-person hearing, the party that requested the hearing may ask that the ALJ change it to a telephonic hearing. Once a telephonic hearing begins, the ALJ may stop, reschedule, and change the hearing to an in-person hearing if any party makes such a request.