(1) Chapter 34.05 RCW applies to department actions under this chapter and chapter 74.39A RCW, except that orders of the department imposing contract suspension, stop placement, or conditions for continuation of a contract are effective immediately upon notice and shall continue pending any hearing.

(2) Civil monetary penalties shall become due twenty eight days after the contractor is served with a notice of the penalty unless the contractor requests a hearing in compliance with chapter 34.05 RCW and RCW 43.20A.215. If a hearing is requested, the penalty becomes due ten days after a final decision in the department's favor is issued. Interest shall accrue beginning thirty days after the department serves the contractor with notice of the penalty at a rate of one percent per month in accordance with RCW 43.20B.695.

(3) A person contesting any decision by the department to impose a remedy must within twenty-eight days of receipt of the decision:

(a) File a written application for an adjudicative proceeding by a method showing proof of receipt with the Board of Appeals, P.O. Box 45803, Olympia, WA 98504; and

(b) Include in or with the application:

(i) The grounds for contesting the department decision; and

(ii) A copy of the contested department decision.

(4) Administrative proceedings shall be governed by chapter 34.05 RCW, RCW 43.20A.215, where applicable, this section, and chapter 388-02 WAC. If any provision in this section conflicts with chapter 388-02 WAC, the provision in this section governs.