PDFWAC 388-103-0160

When does the initial substantiated finding become a final substantiated finding?

(1) An initial substantiated finding becomes a final substantiated finding when:
(a) The department gives the alleged perpetrator notice of the initial substantiated finding as described under WAC 388-103-0050, and the alleged perpetrator does not request an administrative hearing under WAC 388-103-0100;
(b) The administrative law judge (ALJ) dismisses the alleged perpetrator's request for hearing;
(c) The ALJ issues an initial order upholding the initial substantiated finding and the order becomes a final order under WAC 388-02-0525; or
(d) The department's board of appeals enters a final order upholding the initial substantiated finding.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.34.068, 74.34.165; 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1396r (g)(1)(D), 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1395i3 (g)(1)(D). WSR 21-11-108, § 388-103-0160, filed 5/19/21, effective 7/1/21.]