Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
AGENCY DESCRIPTION
Chapter 246-10 - Administrative procedure - Adjudicative proceedings
Section SECTION II - INITIATING ACTIONS
Section 246-10-205 - Scheduling orders

(1) Within thirty days after receipt of the application for adjudicative proceeding, the secretary's designee shall:

(2) For matters under chapter 18.130 RCW, the scheduling order must specify:

(3) The scheduling order may be modified by order of the presiding officer upon his or her own initiative or upon motion of a party. Any request for a change to the initial scheduling order must be made by motion as provided in WAC 246-10-403.

(4) The presiding officer may waive establishing dates for the completion of discovery, submission of prehearing motions, and the prehearing conference, if, in the discretion of the presiding officer, those proceedings are not necessary or appropriate in a particular matter or type of case. However, either party may request by motion to the presiding officer that any or all of the dates be set.

(5) Dates contained in the scheduling order may be changed by the adjudicative clerk's office upon written request of either party made within fifteen days of issuance of the first scheduling order. All other changes must be made by motion pursuant to WAC 246-10-403.