WAC 388-103-0160. When does the initial substantiated finding become a final substantiated finding?

(1) An initial substantiated finding becomes a final substantiated finding when: (a) The department gives the alleged perpetrator notice of the initial substantiated finding as described under WAC 388-103-0050 , and the alleged perpetrator does not request an administrative hearing under WAC 388-103-0100 ; (b) The administrative law judge (ALJ) dismisses the alleged perpetrator's request for hearing; (c) The ALJ issues an initial order upholding the initial substantiated finding and the order becomes a final order under WAC 388-02-0525 ; or (d) The department's board of appeals enters a final order upholding the initial substantiated finding.