Section 182-526-0387 - Requesting that a hearing be consolidated or severed when multiple agencies are parties to the proceeding(1) The following requirements apply only to hearings in which an applicant or recipient of medical services programs set forth in chapter 74.09 RCW, seeks review of decisions made by more than one agency, as defined in RCW 34.05.010. For example: A medical services program recipient appeals a termination of medical assistance by the health care authority and in the same request for hearing the recipient appeals a termination of cash assistance issued by the department of social and health services.(2) When the applicant or recipient of a medical services program files a single request for hearing objecting to decisions made by more than one agency, as defined in RCW 34.05.010, the office of administrative hearings (OAH) schedules one hearing. The administrative law judge (ALJ) may sever the proceeding into multiple hearings on the motion of any of the parties, when: (a) All parties consent to the severance; or(b) Any party requests severance without another party's consent, and the ALJ finds there is good cause for severing the hearing and that the proposed severance is not likely to prejudice the rights of the applicant or recipient in accordance with RCW 74.09.741(5).(3) If there are multiple hearings involving common issues or parties where there is one appellant and both the health care authority and the department are parties, upon motion of any party or upon the ALJ's motion, the ALJ may consolidate the hearings if the ALJ finds that the consolidation is not likely to prejudice the rights of the applicant or recipient who is a party to any of the consolidated hearings in accordance with RCW 74.09.741(5).(4) If the ALJ grants the motion to sever the hearing into multiple hearings or consolidate multiple hearings into a single hearing, the ALJ enters an order and OAH sends a new notice of hearing to the appropriate parties in accordance with WAC 182-526-0250, unless service of notice is waived by the parties.(5) Petitions for judicial review must be served on all agencies involved in the hearing.Wash. Admin. Code § 182-526-0387
Amended by WSR 17-05-066, Filed 2/13/2017, effective 3/16/2017Statutory Authority: 2011 1st sp.s. c 15§ 53, chapters 74.09, 34.05 RCW, and 10-08 WAC. 13-02-007, §182-526-0387, filed 12/19/12, effective 2/1/13.