WSR 22-16-041
AGENDA
OFFICE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
[Filed July 27, 2022, 11:22 a.m.]
State legislature requires each state agency to prepare a semi-annual agenda of any rules that may be under development (see RCW 34.05.314). The office of administrative hearings (OAH) is a state agency that hears and independently resolves disputes between the public and other state agencies. At OAH, we encourage the public to be involved in shaping the rules that govern our society. You can get involved by attending public hearings, submitting written comments, or both.
The agenda below briefly describes changes that we anticipate making to OAH rules. This agenda is filed with the office of the code reviser for publication in the Washington State Register. The agenda is also available on our website at https://oah.wa.gov/Content-Area-Management/Rule-Making-Hub/Rulemaking-Activities.
If you have any questions regarding rules or rule making, please contact Rules Coordinator, Barb Cleveland, at 360-407-2700 or at rulemaking@oah.wa.gov.
ACRONYM KEY
CR: "Code reviser" on the rule-making forms, which are produced by the office of the code reviser for use by all state agencies.
CR-101: Prenotice statement of inquiry filed under RCW 34.05.310.
CR-102: Proposed rule-making notice filed under RCW 34.05.320 or 34.05.340.
CR-103: Rule-making order permanently adopting a rule, and filed under RCW 34.05.360 and 34.05.380.
CR-105: Expedited rule-making proposal filed under RCW 34.05.353.
RCW: Revised Code of Washington.
WAC: Washington Administrative Code.
WSR: Washington State Register official filing reference number given by the office of the code reviser when a notice is filed.
Semi-Annual Rules Development Agenda
July 1 – December 31, 2022
WAC
Rule Subject
Purpose of Potential Rule Development
Estimated Filing Date—Prenotice Statement of Inquiry  (CR-101)
Estimated Filing Date—Proposed Rule (CR-102 or CR-105)
Estimated Filing Date—Permanent Rule (CR-103)
10-24
Access to OAH facilities and services
To ensure that OAH's accommodation procedures for people with disabilities are "clearly and simply stated, so that [they] can be understood by those required to comply." RCW 34.05.220(5).
9/21/22
To be determined
To be determined
10-08
Model rules of procedure
To ensure that the model rules comply with RCW 34.05.220(5), that the rules are "clearly and simply stated, so that [they] can be understood by those required to comply."
To ensure that the model rules comply with RCW 34.05.250, that the rules are "appropriate for use by as many agencies as possible" and that the rules "deal with all general functions and duties performed in common by the various agencies."
10/26/22
To be determined
To be determined
10-04
Agency organization—Public records
To clarify organization structure and methods of requesting public records.
12/7/22
To be determined
To be determined
10-16-010
Complaint procedures
To add electronic communication methods, to revise complaint page limits, and to clarify and simplify language.
12/7/22
To be determined
To be determined