ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 020-053 08/04/2020 COVID-19 Proclamations Extended until September 1, 2020 Current
NH 021-040 05/21/2021 Interim Final Rule - COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Requirements for Residents and Staff Current
NH 021-024 03/24/2021 Emergency Rules Suspending TB Testing Rescinded
NH 021-086 11/05/2021 Proclamation 21-15: 30-Day Extension Approved Related to the Transfer and Discharge of Nursing Home Residents Current

NH 021-061 08/24/2021 Order Free PPE Through the State of WA Between Now & October 31, 2021 Current
NH 015-022 06/16/2015 Assigned RCS Field Managers Current
NH 013-005 04/17/2013 S&C 13-14: Luer Misconnection Adverse Events Current
NH 019-029 12/13/2019 Nursing Assistant Testing Process Change 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Superseded March 19, 2025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 014-023 10/24/2014 Use of Arbitration Agreements Current
NH 022-002 01/06/2022 CMS Changes to COVID-19 Survey Activities and Increased Oversight Current
NH 016-006 03/21/2016 Service Episode Records for PASRR Level II Developmental Disability Clients Current
NH 023-032 10/05/2023 Resuming the Exception Requests to the 24-Hour RN Staffing Requirement and Process Update Current

Superseded June 30, 2025
NH 025-039 08/14/2025 QSO-23-10-NH Expired on 07/30/2025 - Strengthened Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control Deficiencies Current
NH 017-028 10/13/2017 S&C:17-45-NH Electronic Staffing Submission – Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Public Use File Current
NH 021-016 02/18/2021 Travel Advisory/Restrictions and Governor's Proclamation 20-83 Current
NH 020-068 09/24/2020 Influenza and Pneumococcal Reminders Current
NH 022-012 02/10/2022 Clarification on NH Safe Start for LTC Plan Visitation Requirements and CMS QSO-20-39-Revised Current
NH 016-020 07/14/2016 Services to Enable Accessible Communication with People Who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing or Speech Disabled Current
NH 022-032 05/26/2022 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending or Suspending NH Requirements Related to PASRR Current
NH 023-004 01/26/2023 Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) Pilot Project for Nursing Homes Extended Current
NH 019-017 08/30/2019 Upcoming Changes to MDS & Case Mix Current
NH 015-035 12/08/2015 24 Hour RN Requirement in Nursing Homes Current
NH 015-023 06/22/2015 CR 102 Filed: Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 013-006 04/17/2013 S&C 13-14: Physician Delegation of Tasks in SNFs and NFs Current