The request for reconsideration is automatically deemed to have been denied if, within twenty days from the date the request for reconsideration is timely submitted, the officer(s) who issued the final order does not either:

1. (1) Dispose of the request; or
2. (2) Serve the parties with a written notice specifying the date by which the request will be acted upon.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.20.130. WSR 17-15-068, § 478-121-450, filed 7/14/17, effective 8/18/17.]