ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 018-002 01/30/2018 Formal Phase (CR 102) of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 020-028 04/30/2020 QSO 20-28-NH: Five Star Quality Rating System Updates, Staff Counts and Frequently Asked Questions Current
NH 023-029 07/18/2023 Healthcare Management Solutions LLC Awarded Contract to Conduct Nursing Home Full Recertification Surveys Current
NH 013-013 07/17/2013 Dietary Aide Program Current
NH 014-015 09/22/2014 Flu & Pneumonia Immunization Reminder Current
NH 022-006 01/07/2022 Additional PASRR CR 103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending or Suspending some NH Requirements Current
NH 014-016 09/25/2014 Disability Rights Washington (DRW) Access to Facilities & Residents Current
NH 020-093 12/02/2020 Proclamation 20-25.8: LTC Visitation Standards & Fitness Facilities Current

Amended 1/4/2021
NH 017-014 05/26/2017 S&C 17-27-NH: Implementation Issues, Long-Term Care Regulatory Changes: Substandard Quality of Care (SQC) and Clarification of Notice Before Transfer or Discharge Requirements Current
NH 023-015 03/30/2023 Discontinuing Discretionary Tasks and Resuming Mandatory Facility Tasks in the Long-Term Care Survey Process Current
NH 021-045 06/16/2021 Discontinuation of Rapid Response Team Current
NH 021-081 10/08/2021 30-Day Extension Approved of Proclamation 21-15 Related to the Transfer and Discharge of Nursing Home Residents 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 026-002 01/14/2026 CR 103P ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, NURSING HOMES AND ENHANCED SERVICES FACILITIES RULE FILING Current
NH 021-011 02/05/2021 Certificates of Parental Improvement and Background Checks Current
NH 015-011 03/30/2015 Updated Pre-Admission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) Form Now Available Superseded

Replaced by 015-017
NH 024-016 03/25/2024 Critical Staffing Management in LTC Settings Update Current
NH 012-009 07/27/2012 S&C 12-35: Safe Use of Single Dose/Single Use Medications to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections Current
NH 016-013 06/10/2016 Release of Draft Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF) Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) 3.0 User’s Manual Version 1.14 Current
NH 021-017 02/19/2021 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending NH Requirements for Disaster & Emergency Preparedness, Quality Assessment and Assurance and Resident Rooms Current
NH 018-003 02/01/2018 Department of Health Influenza Update Current
NH 013-014 08/09/2013 CR 101 Filed to Add/Amend Sections of Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 021-057 07/16/2021 Long-Term Care Proclamations Remain in Effect Current
NH 013-015 08/29/2013 S&C 13-56: Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Discharge Assessments That Have Not Been Completed and/or Submitted Current
NH 014-017 09/25/2014 Pre-Admission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) Current