Clarifying Information:

The client or their representative may request an administrative hearing. The request should be made within 90 days of the date of the notice of the department decision. After 90 days, a hearing request may only be accepted after an ALJ determines there was good cause for not requesting the hearing within 90 days.

Hearing requests don’t need to be in any particular form and can be made to any department employee or the Office of Administrative Hearings OAH. Note: Provider hearing requests must be made in writing and submitted to the Office of Financial Recovery (OFR).

Hearing requests can be made by: a. Calling the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) at (877) 501-2233 or the OAH Call Center at (800) 583-8271; b. Writing to: Office of Administrative Hearings PO Box 42489 Olympia, WA 98504-2489 c. Requesting online at the OAH Website, https://oah.wa.gov, then click the How do I Request a hearing link to get started; d. Faxing your request to OAH at (360) 664-8721; or e. Visiting any DSHS office and making an oral request, completing a Request for Hearing form, or providing any other written statement for a hearing.

Hearing requests should include the department decision being appealed, the date the client was notified of the department decision, and why the client is dissatisfied with the department decision.

Hearing requests must be forwarded to the (OAH) for scheduling regardless of the date of the hearing request. See RCW 74.08.080