An initial order becomes a final order at 5:00 p.m. on the twenty-first calendar day after the office of administrative hearings (OAH) serves the initial order, unless:
(1) Any party files a request for review of the initial order within twenty-one calendar days of the serving (mailing) of the initial order in accordance with WAC
182-526-0580(1);
(2) Any party files a request for extension of the deadline for filing a request for review which is granted by the review judge under WAC
182-526-0580(2); or
(3) Any party files a late request for review which is accepted by a review judge in accordance with WAC
182-526-0580(3);
(4) A managed care enrollee requests review by an independent review (IR) organization in accordance with RCW
48.43.535 prior to the initial order becoming final or a final order being entered by a review judge. See WAC
182-526-0200 for enrollee appeals.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
41.05.021 and
41.05.160. WSR 17-05-066, § 182-526-0525, filed 2/13/17, effective 3/16/17. Statutory Authority: 2011 1st sp.s. c 15 § 53, chapters
74.09,
34.05 RCW, and 10-08 WAC. WSR 13-02-007, § 182-526-0525, filed 12/19/12, effective 2/1/13.]