WAC 137-70-070   Department review.  (1) All requests for reimbursement shall be reviewed by the administrator.

     (2) The administrator shall approve or disapprove the requests for payment. If a request is disapproved in total or in part, the administrator shall notify the requesting political subdivision in writing, setting forth the reasons for disapproval.

     (3) The administrator's decision shall be final unless appealed to the department's impact appeals panel within twenty days after a political subdivision receives notice of disapproval. The impact appeals panel shall be composed of the deputy secretary, prisons division and the deputy secretary, administrative services division, or his/her designee.

     (4) An appeal from the administrator's decision disapproving a political subdivision's request for reimbursement must be in writing and must set forth the reasons why the political subdivision believes its request should be approved. The appeal shall be addressed to the Impact Appeals Panel, Department of Corrections, P.O. Box 41114, Olympia, WA 98504-1114, attention: Contracts and Legal Affairs.

     (5) The decision of the impact appeals panel shall be deemed to be the department's final administrative action with respect to the appeal.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 72.01.090. 07-12-073, § 137-70-070, filed 6/5/07, effective 7/6/07; 03-21-088, § 137-70-070, filed 10/17/03, effective 11/17/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 72.72.040. 87-03-029 (Order 86-07), § 137-70-070, filed 1/14/87; 85-07-017 (Order 85-04), § 137-70-070, filed 3/11/85; 84-11-033 (Order 84-06), § 137-70-070, filed 5/14/84; 82-17-044 (Order 82-10), § 137-70-070, filed 8/16/82.]