DSHS Hearings offered by Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings in Spokane
16201 East Indiana Avenue, Suite 3000, Spokane Valley, WA 99216
Take the Sullivan Rd (Exit 291B) and turn left onto N Sullivan Road. Turn right onto East Indiana Avenue. 16201 is on the left.
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Application process
The DSHS notice should give deadline for requesting a hearing, whether the request for hearing must be in writing, where to send the request, and whether the request can be made orally. To appeal the denial or termination of cash, medical or basic food benefits, request a hearing in writing or by speaking to a responsible person (such as a case worker, a supervisor, or the fair hearings coordinator) at the Community Service Office.
Fees
None.
Service area
Adams, WA
Ferry, WA
Pend Oreille, WA
Stevens, WA
Whitman, WA
Spokane, WA
Lincoln, WA
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Description
Independent state agency conducts appeals hearings for DSHS in four main categories: Public assistance, Child support, Facility licensing, and Juvenile rehabilitation. If you are an applicant or recipient of public assistance, in any form, through DSHS, and you disagree with a decision that DSHS has made about your benefits, you have a right to an administrative hearing. If you disagree with a notice that DCS has sent you about your child support obligation, you have a right to an administrative hearing. The decision will not be made at the hearing. The judge will consider all of the evidence presented at the hearing, make findings of facts, and then apply the applicable DSHS regulations to those facts. The resulting written decision (called an Initial Order or a Final Order, depending on the type of case) will then be mailed.
Providing organization
Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings
A state agency that hears and independently resolves disputes between the public and state agencies with an impartial, quick, and easy to access process. Most appeals are filed against actions by the Department of Social & Health Services, the Health Care Authority, and the Employment Security Department.