ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 020-061 08/28/2020 QSO-20-35-ALL - Enforcement Cases Held During the Prioritization Period & Revised Survey Prioritization Current
NH 024-040 08/26/2024 UPDATES TO INTERESTED PARTIES’ MEETINGS AMENDING RULES TO IMPLEMENT SUBSITUTE HOUSE BILL 1218 Current
NH 014-011 08/13/2014 Handling of E. WA Wildfires & Emergency Preparedness Planning Reminder Current
NH 020-100 12/15/2020 COVID-19 VACCINATION WEBSITES AND PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE WEB PAGE Current
NH 021-067 09/03/2021 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending or Suspending Some NH Requirements Related to PASRR and Resident Groups Current
NH 020-047 07/17/2020 Clarification of NH #2020-038 and CMS QSO 20-31-AL: Enhanced Enforcement Standards for Infection Control Current
NH 022-019 03/16/2022 QSO-22-08-NH Update of Nursing Home Compare Website Criteria Current
NH 024-046 09/24/2024 UPDATES TO CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) SKILLED NURSING FACILITY (SNF) ADVANCED BENEFICIARY NOTICE (ABN) FORM CMS-10055 Current
NH 015-030 08/31/2015 Use of Electronic Cigarettes in Long-Term Care Facilities Current
NH 025-020 05/23/2025 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-76 WAC, 388-78A WAC, 388-97 WAC, Chapter 388-107 WAC Current
NH 016-023 08/09/2016 Exception to 24 Hour R.N. Staffing Requirement Current
NH 024-012 03/19/2024 Change in Community COVID-19 Guidance Current
NH 015-009 03/20/2015 Submitting Confidential Fax Number Change Requests Current
NH 021-005 01/21/2021 Continued Incentives to Skilled Nursing Facilities that Accept Admission from Acute Care Hospitals Current

See update issued 2/9/21

NH 018-025 10/12/2018 Background Check Citations and Processing Delays Current
NH 025-006 02/28/2025 Rescinding the Temporary Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant - Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 120 Days in a NH Superseded

Superseded June 30, 2025

NH 020-076 10/23/2020 Clarification about Facility Testing of PASRR Evaluators and Other Essential Personnel Current
NH 023-021 04/28/2023 State Operations Manual Chapter 5 - Implementation Dates for Revised Guidance Current
NH 016-002 01/11/2016 CR 103-E (Emergency Filing) Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 019-027 11/22/2019 Change of Ownership Process Change for Medicaid Contracted Facilities Current
NH 025-028 06/30/2025 Reinstating the Temporary Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant-Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 4 Months in a NH Current
NH 021-014 02/09/2021 Discontinued: Incentives for Skilled Nursing Facilities That Accept Admission from Acute Care Hospitals Current
NH 020-062 08/28/2020 CMS Announcements About New Infection Control Training Current
NH 021-049 06/25/2021 LTC Facilities to Follow Safe Start Plans Beyond June 30, 2021 Current
NH 022-038 06/23/2022 Emergency Preparedness: Reminder About Maximum Temperatures in Nursing Home Settings Current