ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 023-010 03/17/2023 1st Amendment Auditors Visiting State Agencies Current
NH 025-059 12/10/2025 UPDATED PHARMACY RULES & SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1720, MEDICATION ASSISTANCE INTERESTED PARTIES MEETING Current
NH 024-005 02/08/2024 Infection Prevention Control and Emergency Preparedness Contacts and Roles Current
NH 016-011 05/10/2016 CR 102 Filed to Amend Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 022-020 03/18/2022 Secretary of Health Order 20-03.8, Face Coverings - Statewide, Effective March 12, 2022 Current

Amended April 1, 2022

NH 019-006 03/04/2019 Emergency Preparedness: Updates to Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual (SOM) Current
NH 014-014 09/15/2014 Updates to Complaint Hotline Script Current
NH 025-043 09/16/2025 REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING HOMES KEEPING NALOXONE (NARCAN) IN STOCK Superseded
NH 022-046 08/12/2022 CR-103E Emergency Rules Filed to Extend Waived Rules Related to Transfer & Discharge of Nursing Home Residents Current
NH 020-090 11/19/2020 CMS Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Data with Urgent Call to Action Current
NH 021-075 09/24/2021 Interim Final Rule: CMS-3401-IFC: Additional Policy & Regulatory Revisions Related to LTC Facility COVID Testing Requirements Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 021-040 05/21/2021 Interim Final Rule - COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Requirements for Residents and Staff Current
NH 022-008 01/14/2022 Nursing Facility Support for Hospital Discharges Current

Amended February 10, 2022

NH 021-024 03/24/2021 Emergency Rules Suspending TB Testing Rescinded
NH 024-031 07/12/2024 Upcoming Training Opportunity: Substance Use Disorder 101 Current
NH 021-061 08/24/2021 Order Free PPE Through the State of WA Between Now & October 31, 2021 Current
NH 018-007 04/13/2018 NH Locator Expansion Current
NH 020-012 03/20/2020 Hospital Discharges to Nursing Homes Current
NH 023-024 06/05/2023 WAC 388-97-1081, Minimum Staffing Standards 3.4 Direct Care Hours Emergency Rule Implementation Plan Current
NH 018-024 10/05/2018 Clarifying Information Regarding Storage and Management of Controlled Medications Current
NH 019-024 10/18/2019 QSO-20-02-NH Updates to the NH Compare Website & the Five Star Quality Rating System Current
NH 015-021 06/10/2015 REVISED BACKGROUND CHECK AUTHORIZATION FORM 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

NH 018-015 05/30/2018 Updated Information Regarding Required Notice When NH Residents Transfer or Discharge to Acute Care Current
NH 021-090 11/18/2021 CR-103 Nursing Home Rule Filing Current

Amended December 3, 2021