WSR 22-20-046
PERMANENT RULES
HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
[Filed September 28, 2022, 12:06 p.m., effective October 29, 2022]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The agency is amending WAC 182-526-0030 to update the board of appeals' website address. The agency is amending WAC 182-526-0580 to specify the acceptable filing methods for a written review request of an initial order.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 182-526-0030 and 182-526-0580.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 22-17-116 on August 22, 2022.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: September 28, 2022.
Wendy Barcus
Rules Coordinator
OTS-3970.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 21-18-063, filed 8/26/21, effective 9/26/21)
WAC 182-526-0030Contacting the board of appeals.
The information included in this section is current at the time of rule adoption, but may change. Current information and additional contact information are available on the health care authority's internet site, in person at the board of appeals (BOA) office, or by a telephone call to the BOA's main public number.
Board of Appeals |
Location | 626 8th Avenue S.E. Olympia, Washington |
Mailing address | P.O. Box 42700 Olympia, WA 98504-2700 |
Toll free telephone | 1-844-728-5212 |
Fax | 360-507-9018 |
Electronic service | HCABoardofAppeals@hca.wa.gov |
Internet website | ((www.hca.wa.gov/appeals)) https://www.hca.wa.gov/about-hca/board-appeals |
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 17-05-066, filed 2/13/17, effective 3/16/17)
WAC 182-526-0580Deadline for requesting review of an initial order by a review judge.
(1) The board of appeals (BOA) must receive the written review request of an initial order on or before 5:00 p.m. on the ((twenty-first))21st calendar day after the initial order was served, unless an extension of the deadline is granted by the review judge.
(2) A party may file the written review request by physical mail, by facsimile transmission (fax)((. A copy of the review request should also be mailed to BOA)), electronically by email, or in-person delivery. For the BOA contact information, see WAC 182-526-0030.
(((2)))(3) A review judge may extend the deadline to request review if a party:
(a) Asks for more time before the deadline expires; and
(b) Gives a good reason for more time.
(((3)))(4) A review judge may accept a review request after the ((twenty-one))21 calendar day deadline only if:
(a) BOA receives the review request on or before the ((thirtieth))30th calendar day after the deadline; and
(b) A party shows good cause for missing the deadline.
(((4)))(5) The time periods provided by this section for requesting review of an initial order, including any extensions, does not count against a deadline, if any, for a review judge to enter the final order.