WSR 14-11-094

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

[Filed May 21, 2014, 7:23 a.m., effective June 21, 2014]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: WAC 388-02-0025(2) currently gives the Spokane office of administrative hearings as "Old City Hall Building, 5th Floor, 221 N. Wall Street, Suite 540, Spokane, WA 99201." The address has been changed to "16201 E. Indiana Avenue, Suite 5600, Spokane Valley, WA 99216." The phone numbers and fax numbers remain the same. WAC 388-02-0025(2) needs to be amended to correct the address for the Spokane office of administrative hearings.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-02-0025.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 34.05.020, 34.05.353.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 13-23-099 on November 20, 2013.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.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: May 15, 2014.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator

AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 11-04-074, filed 1/31/11, effective 3/3/11)

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

Office of Administrative Hearings

((Old City Hall Building, 5th Floor

221 N. Wall Street, Suite 540))

16201 E. Indiana Avenue, Suite 5600

Spokane Valley, WA ((99201)) 99216

(509) 456-3975

1-800-366-0955

fax: (509) 456-3997

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.