Before any decision is made regarding your eligibility for benefits, you will be given an opportunity to be heard. "Opportunity to be heard" is an offer to hold a fact-finding interview to resolve our questions about your (the claimant's) eligibility for benefits.

1. (1) At the interview, before you are asked to answer any questions, we will tell you all the facts we have that we will consider in making a decision.

2. (2) We will not use any facts received after the interview to make our decision unless:

   1. (a) We tell you about the new information, and
   2. (b) Give you the chance to respond to the new information.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 50.20.010 and 50.12.040. WSR 99-08-073, § 192-120-040, filed 4/5/99, effective 5/6/99.]