WAC 182-526-0020. Good cause

(1) Good cause is a substantial reason or legal justification allowing the administrative law judge (ALJ) to grant a party's request or to excuse their action or inaction, including granting a continuance or excusing a failure to appear at an administrative proceeding. (2) To determine if there is good cause, the administrative law judge may consider the provisions of Superior Court Civil Rule 60 as a guideline. Good cause may include, but is not limited to, the following examples: (a) The party who requested the hearing ignored a notice because the party was in the hospital or was otherwise prevented from responding; or (b) The party who requested the hearing could not respond to the notice because it was written in a language that the party did not understand. (3) For applicants and recipients with rights to adjudicative proceedings, good cause for failing to meet a hearing deadline is further addressed in RCW 74.09.741 . (4) The requestor bears the burden to show why a request should be granted or an action excused.