Who may request a continuance?
(1) Any party may request a continuance either orally or in writing. (2) Before contacting the ALJ to request a continuance, a party should contact the other parties, if possible, to find out if they will agree to a continuance. If you are unable to contact the parties, OAH or DSHS must assist you in contacting them. (3) The party making the request for a continuance must let the ALJ know whether the other parties agreed to the continuance. (a) If the parties agree to a continuance, the ALJ grants it unless the ALJ finds that good cause for a continuance does not exist. (b) If the parties do not agree to a continuance, the ALJ sets a hearing to decide whether there is good cause to grant or deny the continuance. (4) If a continuance is granted, OAH sends notice of the changed time and date of the hearing.
