ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(asc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 020-033 05/18/2020 COVID-19: Additional Blanket Waivers, Governor Proclamation Extensions and New CMS Toolkit Current
NH 019-023 10/11/2019 Authorized Use of the Background Check System (BCS) Current
NH 024-006 02/22/2024 Rapid Response Teams Unwinding in Long-Term Care Settings Current
NH 017-017 06/21/2017 S&C 17-30-NH: Requirement to Reduce Legionella Risk in Healthcare Facility Water Systems to Prevent Cases & Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ Disease (LD) Current
NH 015-016 05/02/2015 The Health Home Program & Resident Access to Health Home Care Coordinators Current
NH 020-071 10/07/2020 COVID-19 Proclamations Extended Until 11:59 OM November 9, 2020 Current
NH 016-002 01/11/2016 CR 103-E (Emergency Filing) Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 012-013 09/26/2012 Emergency Preparedness Current
NH 014-004 06/27/2014 S&C 14-25-NH: Revised Guidance at F441 - Infection Control Single-Use Device (SUD) Reprocessing Current
NH 025-006 02/28/2025 Rescinding the Temporary Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant - Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 120 Days in a NH Superseded

Superseded June 30, 2025

NH 015-028 08/06/2015 Revision to S&C 14-42-NH Current
NH 025-028 06/30/2025 Reinstating the Temporary Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant-Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 4 Months in a NH Current
NH 016-015 06/06/2016 24-Hour Requirement in Nursing Homes Update Current
NH 018-019 08/23/2018 CR 101 Filed to Propose Adding and Amending Sections to Chapter 388-97 WAC (TB Screening) Current
NH 013-018 09/26/2013 Revisions to RAI User's Manual Current
NH 020-023 04/16/2020 Support if the Provider or Administrator Becomes Ill with COVID-19 Current
NH 015-006 02/18/2015 RCS Provider Forums Current
NH 022-038 06/23/2022 Emergency Preparedness: Reminder About Maximum Temperatures in Nursing Home Settings Current
NH 021-053 07/02/2021 CR-101 Filed to Consider Amending Sections of Chapter 388-97 WAC, Nursing Homes Current
NH 015-031 08/31/2015 CR 103 Filed: Final Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 020-011 03/18/2020 COVID-19 Information as of March 18, 2020 Current

Amended March 26, 2020

NH 020-088 11/17/2020 Visitation Restrictions Required Under Governor Proclamation 20-25.8 Current

Amended 1/4/2021

NH 025-057 11/26/2025 QTSO MEMO 2025-057 - CMSNET END OF SUPPORT FOR WIDOWS 10 Current
NH 023-028 06/22/2023 Policy and Regulatory Changes to the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements (Updated) Current
NH 021-003 01/19/2021 QSO 21-06-NH - Updates to the NH Compare Website and Five Star Quality Rating System Current