Terms in the Administrative Procedure Act compared to this chapter.
To improve clarity and understanding, the rules in this chapter may use different words than the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) or the model rules. Following is a list of terms used in those laws and the terms as used in these rules:
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Adjudicative proceeding. | Different terms are used to refer to different stages of the hearing process and may include prehearing meeting, prehearing conference, hearing, review, reconsideration, and the entire hearing process. |
Application for adjudicative proceeding. | Request a hearing. |
Presiding officer. | Administrative law judge, review judge, or designated HCA employee. |
Reviewing officer. | Review judge. |
[Statutory Authority: 2011 1st sp.s. c 15 § 53, chapters
74.09,
34.05 RCW, and 10-08 WAC. WSR 13-02-007, § 182-526-0015, filed 12/19/12, effective 2/1/13.]