15-18-051

WSR 15-18-051

EXPEDITED RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

(Services and Enterprise Support Administration)

[Filed August 27, 2015, 10:14 a.m.]

Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: The department is proposing to amend WAC 388-02-0025(2) Where is the office of administrative hearings located?

NOTICE

THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Rules Coordinator, Department of Social and Health Services, P.O. Box 45850, Olympia, WA, 98504-5850, or deliver to Office Building 2 (OB-2), 1st Floor, Information Desk, 1115 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA, e-mail [e-mail], fax [phone], AND RECEIVED BY 5:00 p.m., November 3, 2015.

Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: WAC 388-02-0025(2) currently lists the Vancouver office of administrative hearings (which no longer exists), misidentifies the Spokane Valley office of administrative hearings as the "Spokane" field office, and does not list the current Tacoma office of administrative hearings and other necessary locate and contact information. WAC 388-02-0025(2) needs to be amended to effect these changes.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: Accuracy in providing location and contact information for existing office of administrative hearings offices.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 34.05.353 (1)(a) and (c) and 34.05.020.

Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 34.05 RCW, Parts IV and V, RCW 34.05.220 (1)(a) and (b).

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Name of Proponent: Department of social and health services, governmental.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation, and Enforcement: James Conant, 1115 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA, [phone].

August 26, 2015

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 14-11-094, filed 5/21/14, effective 6/21/14)

WAC 388-02-0025 Where is the office of administrative hearings located?

(1)(a) The office of administrative hearings (OAH) headquarters location is:

Office of Administrative Hearings

2420 Bristol Court SW

P.O. Box 42488

Olympia WA 98504-2488

[phone]

[phone] (fax)

(b) The headquarters office is open from 8:00 am to 5:00 p.m. Mondays through Friday, except legal holidays.

(2) OAH field offices are at the following locations:

Olympia

Office of Administrative Hearings

2420 Bristol Court SW

P.O. Box 42489

Olympia, WA 98504-2489

[phone]

1-800-583-8271

fax: [phone]

Seattle

Office of Administrative Hearings

One Union Square

600 University Street, Suite 1500

Mailstop: TS-07

Seattle, WA 98101-1129

[phone]

1-800-845-8830

fax: [phone]

((Vancouver

Office of Administrative Hearings

5300 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 100

Vancouver, WA 98661

[phone]

1-800-243-3451

fax: [phone]))

Spokane Valley

Office of Administrative Hearings

16201 E. Indiana Avenue, Suite 5600

Spokane Valley, WA 99216

[phone]

1-800-366-0955

fax: [phone]

Tacoma

Office of Administrative Hearings

949 Market Street, Suite 500

Mailstop: WT-54

Tacoma, WA 98402

[phone]

fax [phone]

Yakima

Office of Administrative Hearings

32 N 3rd Street, Suite 320

Yakima, WA 98901-2730

[phone]

1-800-843-3491

fax [phone]

(3) You should contact the Olympia field office, under subsection (2), if you do not know the correct field office.

(4) You can obtain further hearing information at the OAH web site: www.oah.wa.gov.