ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 014-017 09/25/2014 Pre-Admission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) Current
NH 023-018 04/14/2023 Rapid Response Teams for Short-Term Staffing in Long-Term Care Setting Current
NH 023-037 11/03/2023 Withdrew and Refiled CR-101 to Propose Adding, Amending, or Repealing Sections of Chapter 388-76 WAC, Chapter 388-78A WAC, Chapter 388-107 WAC and Chapter 388-97 WAC Specific to Background Checks Current
NH 020-054 08/04/2020 Pilot Modified Off-Site Case Mix Accuracy Reviews (CMAR) Current
NH 016-021 07/20/2016 Emergency Evacuations Current
NH 025-026 06/26/2025 Updates to the Behavioral Health Support Team Supports Current
NH 020-104 12/24/2020 WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION EDUCATIONAL CLASSES Current
NH 023-005 02/07/2023 CMS Released Revised S&C 17-15-LSC: Use of FSES, NFPA 101A, Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety, 2013 Edition by Health Care Occupancies and Board and Care Occupancies Current
NH 021-074 09/24/2021 BYD DE2322 and 3M 8210 Respirators Current
NH 017-015 05/26/2017 Electronic Plan of Correction (ePOC) Update Current
NH 021-023 03/19/2021 Update on NHSN and State Reporting Portal for COVID-19 Data Current
NH 020-035 05/26/2020 Recommendations for Resident Window Visits During COVID-10 Outbreak Current
NH 012-002 02/22/2012 Nursing Home Guidelines (aka "The Purple Book") Fifth Edition (February 2012) Effective Immediately Current
NH 018-011 05/11/2018 Background Check System Project Current
NH 022-054 09/28/2022 Emergency Health Practitioner Volunteer Program Ends When the State of Emergency Ends on October 31, 2022 Current
NH 025-042 09/30/2025 TRANSFORMING EPISODE ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL (TEAM) 3-DAY SKILLED NURSING FACILITY (SNF) RULE WAIVER Superseded
NH 024-021 05/10/2024 Emergency Preparedness Considerations for Extreme Heat Current
NH 023-011 03/24/2023 Storage and Usage of Resident Supplies and Equipment Regardless of Funding Source Current
NH 021-047 06/18/2021 CR-103E Filed to Extend NH Emergency Rules for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness, Quality Assessment and Assurance and Resident Rooms Current
NH 013-008 05/28/2013 Medical Emergencies Current
NH 019-008 03/15/2019 QSO-19-07-NH Enhanced Oversight and Enforcement of Non-Improving Late Adopters Current

Superseded August 8, 2025
NH 014-018 09/29/2014 Background Check Central Unit Form Changes Current
NH 021-065 09/03/2021 Governor Proclamation on Mandatory Vaccination Current
NH 022-025 04/27/2022 Additional CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Clinical Records Current
NH 020-025 04/27/2020 Cloth Face Covering Distribution Current