(1) The department provides a consumer assistance statewide toll-free hotline. Consumer assistance personnel assist the public with information, concerns, or complaints about the department and serve as advocates for consumers who are complainants or witnesses in a licensing or disciplinary proceeding. The health consumer assistance line is 1-800-525-0127; its mailing address is P.O. Box 47890, Olympia, WA 98504-7890.

(2) Individuals may contact the department to obtain or submit information, or make requests by:

(a) Writing to the department at Department of Health, P.O. Box 47890, Olympia, WA 98504-7890; or

(b) Visiting the department's website at: http://doh.wa.gov.