If I am contracted to get paid to care for my mom, and my pay is suspended, does that not mean my contract is suspended?

I am an independent provider caregiver for my mom, contracted with WA State DSHS. I was being paid for 13 months, when they discovered my background check had not been completed.They claim I did not complete my fingerprinting in the designated 120 days from singing my contract. DSHS was scrambling to cover the fact that they had paid a caregiver for a vulnerable adult, for 13 months without a BC. I had very strong evidence it was their fault, and I had completed my fingerprinting. A DSHS manager handed me an appeal form to just sign, date, and give back, saying I had to act fast or lose the appeal right. She listed my mom as the appellant, limited to appeal only if IP contract was suspended or revoked. Since I am the client's daughter, and only contracted to care for her, they did not HAVE to formally suspend my contract, as they would IP's who work for non relatives. They won with the argument in the hearing. I was not informed of my mom's appeal limitations, or given the option to appeal myself. It was obvious in the hearing tape, I did not understand this argument. And I feel I was coerced into signing the appeal form under duress by the DSHS manager, to make sure I would not be successful. In the finding it states that the judge must decide if a right to a hearing exists. Why did she not explain it since she knew I could not get my pay reimbursed? Also, it states I had to complete the finger printing to become an Independent Provider. Since I had not done that, did I ever HAVE a valid contract? Would that benefit or hurt me? Thank you.