ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(asc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
AFH 013-001 02/22/2013 Fingerprint-Based Background Check Notice Requirement Effective March 1, 2013 Current
AFH 018-016 09/21/2018 Background Check Processing Delays Current
AFH 024-005 02/08/2024 Infection Prevention Control and Emergency Preparedness Contacts and Roles Current
AFH 015-003 02/18/2015 RCS Provider Forums Current
AFH 024-018 05/10/2024 Withdrawn and Refiled CR-101 to Propose Amending Sections of Chapter 388-76 WAC- AFH Minimum Licensing Requirements Current
AFH 026-030 08/04/2026 Emergency Evacuation Reporting Current
AFH 025-035 08/08/2025 Home Care Aide Certification Timeline Extended to 365 Days from the Date of Hire Current
AFH 023-031 09/25/2023 Personal Care Services Survey Current
AFH 025-006 02/18/2025 Information and Resources Regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI / "Bird Flu" and Backyard Flocks Current
AFH 021-027 05/06/2021 Changes to WSP RAP Sheet Current
AFH 020-048 09/29/2020 Evacuation Level Not Printed on some AFH Client Care Assessments Current
AFH 014-001 02/13/2014 Resident Rights: Sharing a Room with a Non-Resident Spouse Current
AFH 022-004 01/27/2022 Overpayment Findings Related to timely Negotiated Care Plans Current
AFH 021-032 06/17/2021 Expiration of Eviction Moratorium Current
AFH 013-002 03/05/2013 Department's Role as a Regulator Superseded

Replaced by 014-006

AFH 025-034 07/25/2025 Residential Search Tool Locator Current
AFH 020-026 06/10/2020 Implementation of Passed Legislation ESHB 1023 Allowing Certain AFHs to Increase Bed Capacity to Seven or Eight Current
AFH 024-021 05/10/2024 Implementation of Passed Legislation ESHB 2347: AFH – DSHS – Information on Website Current
AFH 024-049 12/06/2024 CR-102 Filed (Formal Phase) to Amend Sections of Chapter 388-76 WAC Current
AFH 022-012 03/18/2022 Secretary of Health Order 20-03.8, Face Coverings - Statewide, Effective March 12, 2022 Current

Amended April 1, 2022

AFH 024-038 09/16/2024 RCS STAFF MASK WEARING AND RELATED PROCEDURES DURING THE 2024-2025 RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SEASON Current
AFH 020-033 07/27/2020 Investigation and Referral Process for Allegations Unrelated to Physical or Sexual Abuse Current

Superseded by AFH 2024-048

AFH 022-019 05/05/2022 Emergency Rules and Proposed Rules Filed Regarding Long-Term Care Worker Training Requirements Current
AFH 016-005 01/27/2016 First Aid Requirements for Licensed Nurses Current
AFH 020-050 10/08/2020 On-the-Job Training for Home Care Aides Current