ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters
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| Provider Type(desc) | Letter | Date | Subject | Status | Notes | ||
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| NH | 026-007 | 02/12/2026 | COVID-19 Testing Considerations for Admissions / Move-ins From Hospitals | Current | |||
| NH | 025-022 | 06/05/2025 | Updates to the Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Program (LTC QIP) | Current | |||
| NH | 022-010 | 02/04/2022 | CR-101s Filed to Consider Amending Chapters 388-76, 388-78A, 388-97, and 388-107 WAC to Implement SHB 1218 | Current | |||
| NH | 020-074 | 11/13/2020 | POSTPONED: RCS Reimplementation of Inspection and Investigation Activities | Current |
Amended |
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| NH | 025-055 | 10/31/2025 | PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 388-78A WAC, CHAPTER 388-97 WAC, CHAPTER 388-107 WAC | Current | |||
| NH | 019-030 | 12/13/2019 | Nursing License Not Required for Use of Opioid Reversal Medication in Long-Term Care Facilities | Current | |||
| NH | 014-008 | 07/17/2014 | LTC Ombuds Access to Resident Information & Records | Superseded |
Replaced by 014-022 |
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| NH | 013-006 | 04/17/2013 | S&C 13-14: Physician Delegation of Tasks in SNFs and NFs | Current | |||
| NH | 025-036 | 08/08/2025 | Revised QSO-25-23-ALL: Guidance for the Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) | Current | |||
| NH | 016-013 | 06/10/2016 | Release of Draft Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF) Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) 3.0 User’s Manual Version 1.14 | Current | |||
| NH | 021-066 | 09/03/2021 | Correction Regarding LTC Setting Requirements Under Governor Proclamation 21-14, COVID Vaccination Requirements | Current | |||
| NH | 023-027 | 06/09/2023 | Update on RCS Transition to Paperless Work Use of Email an Fax to Submit Documents to RCS | Current | |||
| NH | 026-017 | 04/14/2026 | Clarify Information Regarding Compliance with FTAG 600 Resident to Resident Abuse | Current | |||
| NH | 025-065 | 12/19/2025 | UPDATED TRAINING & REFERENCE MATERIALS: PAYROLL-BASED JOURNAL (PBJ) DATA SUBMISSION & THE WA STATE MINIMUM DIRECT CARE NURSING (MDCN) 3.4 HOURS PER RESIDENT DAY (HPRD) THRESHOLD | Current | |||
| NH | 020-066 | 09/18/2020 | CR 103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements and CR-101 Filed to Consider Permanently Amending the Rule for Clinical Records | Current | |||
| NH | 025-045 | 09/25/2025 | EXPIRED CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID (CMS) MEMOS AND UPDATED PRACTICE GUIDANCE | Current | |||
| NH | 023-015 | 03/30/2023 | Discontinuing Discretionary Tasks and Resuming Mandatory Facility Tasks in the Long-Term Care Survey Process | Current | |||
| NH | 021-044 | 05/26/2021 | Source Control Regardless of Vaccination Status | Current | |||
| NH | 012-001 | 02/07/2012 | S&C 12-09: Federal Requirements for the Independent Informal Dispute Resolution (IIDR) Process | Current | |||
| NH | 023-002 | 01/12/2023 | Introducing the Business Operations and Analysis Unit | Current | |||
| NH | 020-014 | 03/26/2020 | QSO-20-20-All Prioritization of Survey Activities & Focused Infection Control/PPE Reviews | Current | |||
| NH | 023-025 | 06/08/2023 | Emergency Preparedness: Reminder About Maximum Temperatures in Nursing Home Settings | Current | |||
| NH | 020-038 | 06/10/2020 | QSO 20-31-ALL: COVID-19 Survey Activities, CARES Act Funding, Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control Deficiencies, and NH Quality Improvement Activities | Current |
Amended February 5, 2021 |
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| NH | 021-019 | 02/26/2021 | Chapter 246-101 WAC, Notifiable Conditions Proposed Rules and Public Hearing Notice | Current | |||
| NH | 025-031 | 07/11/2025 | Withdrawal of CR-101 on Death with Dignity (DWD) Act Medications in LTC Facilities | Current |