- (1) It shall be the responsibility of OAH to issue the notice of hearing to the appellant and the agency.
- (2) Either party may request a prehearing conference.
- (3) The hearing shall be held telephonically unless the rights of the parties will be prejudiced thereby or at the discretion of the administrative law judge (ALJ).
- (4) The hearing shall be recorded electronically and no transcript is required, unless specified otherwise in law or rule.
- (5) In any adjudicative proceedings for wage overpayments, the ALJ shall apply the model rules of procedure, set forth in chapter 10-08 WAC, which shall govern the proceedings regardless of WAC 10-08-001(4) or other agency procedural rules to the contrary.
- (6) All costs of the hearing shall be borne by the agency and OAH shall bill the agency for the hearing costs incurred.
[Statutory Authority: 2003 c 77. WSR 03-21-024, § 82-04-030, filed 10/7/03, effective 11/7/03.]