Participant tool · Written Decision + Deadline Checker
Use the right date for the right clock.
This checker separates the DVR written-denial response rule from the fair-hearing filing deadline. It does not substitute a received date for an issue date and does not assume mediation extends a filing deadline.
Implementation preview; deadline activation requires maintainer approval
The reviewed rules and calculator implementation are present, but participant-facing legal outputs remain disabled until the review is explicitly approved.
Written denial-response rule
WAC 388-891A-0211 applies when a DVR counselor makes a decision to deny a covered request. DVR Signal states the ten-working-day rule but does not calculate the exact date because the counting method has not been separately approved.
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Exact 45-day calculation is not yet production-enabled
WAC 388-02 and RCW 1.16 were live-reviewed, but DVR Signal requires their current primary-source PDFs in the repository legal corpus before this calculator can emit an exact date.
Fair-hearing filing deadline
- Decision issue date
- 45th calendar day
- Weekend / legal-holiday adjustment
- Filing cutoff
Based on WAC 388-891A-0255(2), WAC 388-02-0035, and RCW 1.16.050. An incorrect decision issue date produces an incorrect deadline.
Current OAH route: https://oah.wa.gov/resources/forms/hearing-request-public-assistance-form
OAH states submissions after 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time are not considered filed until the following business day.
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The decision issue date is needed for an exact filing deadline
The Washington rule anchors the 45-calendar-day period to the date DVR issued the decision. DVR Signal will not substitute the date you received the decision.
After a fair-hearing request
WAC 388-891A-0260 describes a 60-day Washington hearing timeframe after OAH receives the written request, subject to a later date requested by the participant or DVR when OAH finds reasonable cause.
34 CFR 361.57(e)(1) separately requires the hearing within 60 days of the request for review unless informal resolution resolves the dispute before day 60, a mediation agreement resolves it before day 60, or the parties agree to a specific extension. Mere participation in mediation is not treated as an exception.
WAC 388-891A-0270 and 34 CFR 361.57(e)(3)(ii) describe the written hearing decision/report within 30 days of completion of the hearing.
Washington continuation protection
WAC 388-891A-0295 applies after a fair hearing is requested and addresses agreed-upon services, subject to its stated exception. DVR Signal does not automatically decide whether a disputed service is an agreed-upon service.
Federal continuation protection
34 CFR 361.57(b)(4) separately protects VR services being provided—including evaluation and assessment services and IPE development—while specified review processes are pending, subject to its own exceptions. The state and federal protections are not treated as identical.