ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters
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| Provider Type(desc) | Letter | Date | Subject | Status | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH | 017-003 | 01/26/2017 | Electronic Plan of Correction (ePOC) | Current | |||
| NH | 013-011 | 06/13/2013 | Changes to Quality Assurance Nurse (QAN) Program | Current | |||
| NH | 019-005 | 03/01/2019 | Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Policy Manual Update and New Minimum Data Set (MDS) Census Reports | Current | |||
| NH | 021-063 | 09/02/2021 | Rapid Response Team 2 Short Term Staffing | Current | |||
| NH | 025-053 | 10/16/2025 | UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR MELATONIN USE IN NURSING HOMES (NHs) | Current | |||
| NH | 022-036 | 06/10/2022 | Emergency Rules (CR-103E) Rescinded to Reinstate WAC 388-97-1740 Related to Fire Drills and 388-97-2400 Related to Windows in Resident Rooms | Current | |||
| NH | 020-099 | 12/14/2020 | WASHINGTON STATE BOARD OF HEALTH EMERGENCY RULE CONTINUING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COVID-19 | Current | |||
| NH | 020-064 | 09/10/2020 | QSO-20-37-CLIA, NH and QSO-20-38-NH Regarding Rule Changes to Require COVID-19 Testing and Guidance | Current | |||
| NH | 024-042 | 08/29/2024 | EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND LONG-TERM CARE WEBINAR | Current | |||
| NH | 021-088 | 11/08/2021 | Clarification on Health Care Provider Screening | Current | |||
| NH | 024-009 | 03/08/2024 | Reporting and Instructions of Minimum Staffing Standards 3.4 Hours of Direct Care Per Resident Per Day (HPRD) Temporary Inclusion of Previously Unreported Hours for State Q2, Q3, and/or Q4, 2023 | Current | |||
| NH | 021-050 | 06/28/2021 | Precautions for Residents and Staff Related to Heatwave | Current | |||
| NH | 018-001 | 01/26/2018 | S&C 18-08-NH: An Initiative to Address Facility Initiated Discharges that Violate Federal Regulations | Current | |||
| NH | 021-003 | 01/19/2021 | QSO 21-06-NH - Updates to the NH Compare Website and Five Star Quality Rating System | Current | |||
| NH | 024-050 | 10/24/2024 | QSO-25-01-NH, Revised Updates to NH Care Compare Staffing and Quality Measures | Current | |||
| NH | 022-003 | 01/07/2022 | CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Services | Current | |||
| NH | 016-031 | 09/27/2016 | Update Regarding Resource Utilization Group: Reduction for Medicaid Residents in the Low Acuity RUG Groups | Current | |||
| NH | 012-006 | 07/09/2012 | Revisions to Questions on the Complaint Hotline | Current | |||
| NH | 015-017 | 05/18/2015 | Updated Pre-Admission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) Form | Current | |||
| NH | 020-034 | 05/22/2020 | Update on State Portal to Report Required COVID-19 Data to CDC | Current | |||
| NH | 018-010 | 05/07/2018 | Elimination of Dear Provider Postcards | Current | |||
| NH | 021-077 | 10/08/2021 | Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar | Current | |||
| NH | 014-005 | 06/27/2014 | Complaint Resolution Unit Taking Live Public Calls | Current | |||
| NH | 025-012 | 03/28/2025 | Update to RCS Staff Mask Wearing in LTC Settings During Respiratory Illness Season | Current | |||
| NH | 024-057 | 11/15/2024 | Processing of Background Checks While Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts is Experiencing an Outage | Current |