ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 022-029 05/17/2022 Begin Using DOH Construction Review Services for All Construction Projects Prior to the End of the Proclamation Current
NH 019-015 08/02/2019 NH Locator Expansion Current
NH 025-015 05/20/2025 Upcoming Free Training Opportunity: Complete, Accurate, and Timely Submission of Payroll-Based Journal (PBJ) and State Direct Care Nursing HPRD Data Current
NH 021-084 10/28/2021 Nursing Facility COVID Units Current
NH 015-010 03/30/2015 CR-101 Filed Amending Sections to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 018-024 10/05/2018 Clarifying Information Regarding Storage and Management of Controlled Medications Current
NH 025-035 08/08/2025 Expired - QSO 19-07-NH: Enhanced Oversight and Enforcement of Non-Improving Late Adopters Current
NH 019-024 10/18/2019 QSO-20-02-NH Updates to the NH Compare Website & the Five Star Quality Rating System Current
NH 025-063 12/18/2025 WASHINGTON (WA) STATE DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT (DWDA) – IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN NURSING HOMES (NH)  Current
NH 020-024 07/08/2020 COVID-19 PROCLAMATIONS EXTENDED UNTIL AUGUST 1, 2020 Current
NH 021-066 09/03/2021 Correction Regarding LTC Setting Requirements Under Governor Proclamation 21-14, COVID Vaccination Requirements Current
NH 025-045 09/25/2025 EXPIRED CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID (CMS) MEMOS AND UPDATED PRACTICE GUIDANCE Current
NH 023-013 03/24/2023 Residential Care Services and Association Provider Forums Current
NH 016-041 12/01/2016 Permanent Rule Filing Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 021-021 03/04/2021 Long-Term Care Resilience Training Opportunity Current
NH 014-016 09/25/2014 Disability Rights Washington (DRW) Access to Facilities & Residents Current
NH 017-031 11/03/2017 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Resident Assessment) Current
NH 022-065 12/29/2022 CR-103E Emergency Rules Filed to Continue to Extend Waived Rules Related to Transfer and Discharge of Nursing Home Residents Current
NH 025-055 10/31/2025 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 388-78A WAC, CHAPTER 388-97 WAC, CHAPTER 388-107 WAC Current
NH 023-027 06/09/2023 Update on RCS Transition to Paperless Work Use of Email an Fax to Submit Documents to RCS Current
NH 015-011 03/30/2015 Updated Pre-Admission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) Form Now Available Superseded

Replaced by 015-017

NH 020-060 08/25/2020 Update on NHSN and State Reporting Portal for COVID-19 Data Current

Amended September 2, 2020

NH 025-036 08/08/2025 Revised QSO-25-23-ALL: Guidance for the Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Current
NH 019-025 10/18/2019 QSO-20-01-NH Consumer Alerts Added to the NH Compare Website & the Five Star Quality Rating System Current
NH 025-065 12/19/2025 UPDATED TRAINING & REFERENCE MATERIALS: PAYROLL-BASED JOURNAL (PBJ) DATA SUBMISSION & THE WA STATE MINIMUM DIRECT CARE NURSING (MDCN) 3.4 HOURS PER RESIDENT DAY (HPRD) THRESHOLD Current