WSR 15-23-048 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES (Services and Enterprise Support Administration) [Filed November 12, 2015, 9:02 a.m., effective December 13, 2015] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: 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 necessary locate and contact information. WAC 388-02-0025(2), needs to be amended to effect these changes.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-02-0025.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 15-18-051 on August 27, 2015.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: November 4, 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
(360) 664-8717
(360) 664-8721 (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
(360) 753-2531
1-800-583-8271
fax: (360) 586-6563
Seattle
Office of Administrative Hearings
One Union Square
600 University Street, Suite 1500
Mailstop: TS-07
Seattle, WA 98101-1129
(206) 389-3400
1-800-845-8830
fax: (206) 587-5135
((Vancouver
Office of Administrative Hearings
5300 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 100
Vancouver, WA 98661
(360) 690-7189
1-800-243-3451
fax: (360) 696-6255))
Spokane Valley
Office of Administrative Hearings
16201 E. Indiana Avenue, Suite 5600
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
(509) 456-3975
1-800-366-0955
fax: (509) 456-3997
Tacoma
Office of Administrative Hearings
949 Market Street, Suite 500
Mailstop: WT-54
Tacoma, WA 98402
(253) 476-6888
fax (253) 593-2200
Yakima
Office of Administrative Hearings
32 N 3rd Street, Suite 320
Yakima, WA 98901-2730
(509) 575-2147
1-800-843-3491
fax (509) 454-7281
(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.
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