ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters
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| Provider Type | Letter(desc) | Date | Subject | Status | Notes | ||
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| NH | 025-003 | 01/31/2025 | Increased Regulatory Focus by the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) | Current | |||
| NH | 024-011 | 03/15/2024 | Temporary Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant-Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 4 Months in a Nursing Home (NH)) | Superseded |
Superseded 2/28/2025 |
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| NH | 025-007 | 02/28/2025 | January 16, 2025 Updates from the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) | Current | |||
| NH | 024-059 | 12/06/2024 | QSO-25-07-NH, Revised LTC Surveyor Guidance: Significant Revisions to Enhance Quality and Oversight of the LTC Survey Process | Current |
Superseded March 19, 2025 |
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| NH | 025-010 | 03/19/2025 | QSO-25-14-NH, Revised: LTC Surveyor Guidance - Significant Revisions to Enhance Quality and Oversight of the LTC Survey Process | Current | |||
| NH | 025-011 | 03/26/2025 | QSSAM-25-1-ALL: Clarification of CMS' Provider Enrollment Site Visits and Specific Disclosure Requirements for SNF and NF | 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 | 025-017 | 05/22/2025 | NH Fee Increase | Current | |||
| NH | 025-019 | 05/23/2025 | Case Mix Index Detail (CMID) Report Authorization Form | Current | |||
| NH | 025-023 | 06/11/2025 | Clarification from CMS Regarding Guidance for F801 Qualified Dietician or Other Clinically Qualified Nutrition Professional | Current | |||
| NH | 025-024 | 06/18/2025 | Updated Level 1 Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR or PASARR) Form | Current | |||
| NH | 025-027 | 06/30/2025 | iQIES NH/LTC Launch July 14, 2025: Guidance to Surveyors & Survey Certification & Enforcement Staff | Current | |||
| NH | 025-029 | 06/30/2025 | WA State 24/7 Registered Nurse (RN) Staffing Exception Process - Updated | Current | |||
| NH | 022-031 | 05/26/2022 | CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending NH Requirements for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and Resident Rooms | Current | |||
| NH | 024-052 | 10/28/2024 | Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar 2024 | Current | |||
| NH | 021-062 | 08/27/2021 | CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Service | 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 | 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 | 012-010 | 08/13/2012 | CR-101 Filed to Propose Adding & Amending Sections to Chapter 388-97 WAC | Current | |||
| NH | 012-002 | 02/22/2012 | Nursing Home Guidelines (aka "The Purple Book") Fifth Edition (February 2012) Effective Immediately | Current | |||
| NH | 012-003 | 02/28/2012 | Revisions to RAI User's Manual / MDS Training Sessions | Current | |||
| NH | 012-001 | 02/07/2012 | S&C 12-09: Federal Requirements for the Independent Informal Dispute Resolution (IIDR) Process | Current | |||
| NH | 012-008 | 07/20/2012 | Physicians Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) | Current | |||
| NH | 012-007 | 07/20/2012 | Employment of Physicians | 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 |