WAC 388-02-0200. What happens during a prehearing conference?

During a prehearing conference the parties and the ALJ may: (1) Simplify or clarify the issues to be decided during the hearing; (2) Agree to the date, time, and place of the hearing; (3) Identify accommodation and safety issues; (4) Agree to postpone the hearing; (5) Allow the parties to make changes in their own documents, including the DSHS notice or the hearing request; (6) Agree to facts and documents to be entered during the hearing; (7) Set a deadline to exchange names and phone numbers of witnesses and documents before the hearing; (8) Schedule additional prehearing conferences; (9) Resolve the dispute; (10) Consider granting a stay if authorized by law or DSHS rule; or (11) Determine any other procedural issues raised by the parties.