(1) Within ten days of the filing of a petition for review or of the filing of the last filed of consolidated petitions, unless the petition for review has been dismissed pursuant to RCW 36.70A.290(3) or removed to superior court pursuant to WAC 242-03-290, the board or presiding officer will issue a notice of hearing.

(2) The notice of hearing shall identify the appeal to be heard, the names of the parties to the appeal and their attorneys or other authorized representatives, if any, and shall include the information specified in RCW 34.05.434.

(3) The notice of hearing will inform the parties of the presiding officer and the panel members designated to hear the matter.

(4) The notice of hearing will include an order setting a date and time for a prehearing conference. If the prehearing conference is to be held by teleconference, the notice shall so state.

(5) The notice of hearing shall contain a tentative schedule for the case prepared by the presiding officer for review and finalization at the prehearing conference. The notice of hearing shall contain a date for the hearing on the merits. The presiding officer will thereafter schedule a place for the hearing.

(6) The notice shall state that if a limited-English-speaking or hearing impaired party needs an interpreter, a qualified interpreter will be appointed and that there will be no cost to the party. The notice shall include a form for a party to indicate if an interpreter is needed and identification of the primary language, or if a participant is hearing impaired or has other disability to be accommodated.