PDFWAC 182-526-0130

Limited-English-proficient parties—Notice requirements.

If the office of administrative hearings is notified that the party who has requested the hearing is a limited-English-proficient (LEP) person, all hearing notices, decisions and orders must:
(1) Be written in that party's primary language; or
(2) Include a statement in the party's primary language:
(a) Indicating the importance of the notice; and
(b) Providing information about how to get help in understanding the notice and responding to it.
[Statutory Authority: 2011 1st sp.s. c 15 § 53, chapters 74.09, 34.05 RCW, and 10-08 WAC. WSR 13-02-007, § 182-526-0130, filed 12/19/12, effective 2/1/13.]