ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters
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| Provider Type(desc) | Letter | Date | Subject | Status | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH | 026-028 | 08/03/2026 | CMS Released QSO-26-14-NH, Nursing Home (NH) Risk-Based Survey (RBS) National Implementation | Current | |||
| NH | 015-013 | 04/20/2015 | Use of Emergency Medical Services | Rescinded |
See NH #2022-033 |
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| NH | 012-002 | 02/22/2012 | Nursing Home Guidelines (aka "The Purple Book") Fifth Edition (February 2012) Effective Immediately | Current | |||
| NH | 019-007 | 03/11/2019 | QSO 19-09-ALL: Revisions to Appendix Q, Guidance on Immediate Jeopardy | Current | |||
| NH | 023-037 | 11/03/2023 | Withdrew and Refiled CR-101 to Propose Adding, Amending, or Repealing Sections of Chapter 388-76 WAC, Chapter 388-78A WAC, Chapter 388-107 WAC and Chapter 388-97 WAC Specific to Background Checks | Current | |||
| NH | 025-041 | 08/21/2025 | QSO-25-20-NH, REVISED: UPDATES TO NURSING HOME (NH) CARE COMPARE | Current | |||
| NH | 020-004 | 02/11/2020 | Preventing Transmission of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) | Current | |||
| NH | 025-026 | 06/26/2025 | Updates to the Behavioral Health Support Team Supports | Current | |||
| NH | 021-092 | 12/17/2021 | RCS Access to Facilities | Current | |||
| NH | 021-054 | 07/08/2021 | Updates from Washington State Department of Health | Current | |||
| NH | 017-033 | 12/12/2017 | Minimum Documentation for the Activities of Daily Living Coded on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 | Current | |||
| NH | 013-007 | 05/15/2013 | Safety Risk of Medical Devices | Current | |||
| NH | 023-006 | 03/03/2023 | Emergency Rules Filed Related to Minimum Staffing Standards in Nursing Homes (3.4 Direct Care Hours and RN Requirements) | Current | |||
| NH | 020-104 | 12/24/2020 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION EDUCATIONAL CLASSES | Current | |||
| NH | 025-047 | 10/01/2025 | TRANSFORMING EPISODE ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL (TEAM) 3-DAY SKILLED NURSING FACILITY (SNF) RULE WAIVER | Current | |||
| NH | 021-041 | 05/21/2021 | CR-101 Filed to Consider Amending Sections of Chapter 388-97 WAC | Current | |||
| NH | 021-023 | 03/19/2021 | Update on NHSN and State Reporting Portal for COVID-19 Data | Current | |||
| NH | 024-025 | 05/30/2024 | TB Rulemaking and Community Partner Engagement for NH, AFH, ALF and ESF to Resume in July 2024 | Current | |||
| NH | 021-010 | 02/01/2021 | COVID-19 Vaccination Information | Current | |||
| NH | 025-033 | 12/08/2025 | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 388-76 WAC, CHAPTER 388-78A WAC, CHAPTER 388-97 WAC, CHAPTER 388-107 WAC | Current | |||
| NH | 026-028 | 08/03/2026 | CMS Released QSO-26-14-NH, Nursing Home (NH) Risk-Based Survey (RBS) National Implementation | Current | |||
| NH | 017-026 | 09/22/2017 | Pre-Admission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) Process Webinar | Current | |||
| NH | 015-014 | 04/22/2015 | Cannabis (Marijuana) Guidance | Superseded | |||
| NH | 022-025 | 04/27/2022 | Additional CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Clinical Records | Current | |||
| NH | 012-003 | 02/28/2012 | Revisions to RAI User's Manual / MDS Training Sessions | Current |