This information is designed to explain some of the rules of OSAH to help you prepare for your administrative hearing. This information is not a substitute for having an attorney. However, not all cases are the same. Therefore, it is very important for you to read carefully the documents sent to you by OSAH and the agency. Those documents set forth the issues, charges and deadlines involved in your particular case.
Cases often settle without going to hearing.
Contact the agency attorney or your case worker to see if you can work your case out. It is appropriate for the parties to discuss settlement, and the parties may agree to resolve a case by settlement at any time. Many state agency rules allow a person who wishes to appeal an action of the agency to request a hearing. OSAH is responsible for scheduling the hearing, conducting the hearing, and issuing a decision. One party is a state agency, and the other party may be a person, a business or other organization.