ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters
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| Provider Type(desc) | Letter | Date | Subject | Status | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH | 020-019 | 04/13/2020 | CR-101 Filed Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Direct Care Staff/ EHB 1564) | Current | |||
| NH | 023-028 | 06/22/2023 | Policy and Regulatory Changes to the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements (Updated) | Current | |||
| NH | 017-003 | 01/26/2017 | Electronic Plan of Correction (ePOC) | Current | |||
| NH | 014-013 | 09/08/2014 | Notification of Medicare Benefits to Residents and Change in CMS Medicare Beneficiary Appeals Contractor | Current | |||
| NH | 020-102 | 12/23/2020 | CR-103E FILED TO EXTEND EMERGENCY RULE AMENDING NURSING HOME REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PHYSICIAN SERVICES | Current | |||
| NH | 025-038 | 08/14/2025 | CR-103P Filed to Add to Chapter 388-76 WAC and Amend Chapter 388-76 WAC, Chapter 388-78A WAC, Chapter 388-97 WAC, Chapter 388-107 WAC | Current | |||
| NH | 018-001 | 01/26/2018 | S&C 18-08-NH: An Initiative to Address Facility Initiated Discharges that Violate Federal Regulations | Current | |||
| NH | 013-003 | 03/05/2013 | Department's Role as a Regulator | Superseded |
Replaced by 014-006 |
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| NH | 026-001 | 01/12/2026 | CLARIFYING BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS IN NURSING HOMES, SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, AND NURSING FACILITIES | Current | |||
| NH | 020-029 | 04/30/2020 | Minor or Simple Edits to Statements of Deficiencies | Current | |||
| NH | 022-007 | 01/10/2022 | Updates from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Washington State Department of Health | Current | |||
| NH | 023-035 | 10/27/2023 | Revised Guidance for Uses of Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) Funds | Current | |||
| NH | 025-007 | 02/28/2025 | January 16, 2025 Updates from the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) | Current | |||
| NH | 025-046 | 09/30/2025 | Online Request for Informal Dispute Resolution | Current | |||
| NH | 018-010 | 05/07/2018 | Elimination of Dear Provider Postcards | Current | |||
| NH | 025-029 | 06/30/2025 | WA State 24/7 Registered Nurse (RN) Staffing Exception Process - Updated | Current | |||
| NH | 016-031 | 09/27/2016 | Update Regarding Resource Utilization Group: Reduction for Medicaid Residents in the Low Acuity RUG Groups | Current | |||
| NH | 022-030 | 05/17/2022 | Reinstatement of Tuberculosis Testing Requirements July 1, 2022 | Rescinded | |||
| NH | 020-040 | 06/16/2020 | End of Community Home Project (CHP) Hospital Surge Funding Announcement | Current | |||
| NH | 020-096 | 12/09/2020 | NURSING HOME COVID-19 TESTING SUPPLY UPDATE | Current | |||
| NH | 024-001 | 01/16/2024 | Precautions for Residents and Staff for Extreme Cold Weather Conditions | Current | |||
| NH | 019-005 | 03/01/2019 | Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Policy Manual Update and New Minimum Data Set (MDS) Census Reports | Current | |||
| NH | 023-009 | 03/17/2023 | Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Nursing Homes) | Current | |||
| NH | 021-064 | 09/03/2021 | Continued Use of Eye Protection to Prevent COVID-19 Infection to Protect Yourself and the People You Serve | Current | |||
| NH | 020-084 | 11/13/2020 | Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar 2020 | Current |