ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters
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| Provider Type(desc) | Letter | Date | Subject | Status | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH | 017-024 | 08/11/2017 | S&C 17-38-LSC Fire & Smoke Door Annual Testing Requirements in Health Care Occupancies | Current | |||
| NH | 024-003 | 01/22/2024 | Updates to Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 Outbreak Definition and Outbreak Reporting Requirements | Current | |||
| NH | 025-010 | 03/19/2025 | QSO-25-14-NH, Revised: LTC Surveyor Guidance - Significant Revisions to Enhance Quality and Oversight of the LTC Survey Process | Current | |||
| NH | 014-006 | 06/27/2014 | Department Role | Current | |||
| NH | 013-004 | 04/15/2013 | S&C 13-13: New Dining Standards of Practice Resources | Current | |||
| NH | 021-091 | 12/08/2021 | Clarification Regarding NATCEP/CEP Waiver and Appeal Requirements for SNF/NF | Current | |||
| NH | 021-055 | 07/08/2021 | Changes to Background Check Disqualifiers | Current | |||
| NH | 015-029 | 08/11/2015 | Revisions to Questions on the Complaint Hotline | Current | |||
| NH | 024-011 | 03/15/2024 | Temporary Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant-Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 4 Months in a Nursing Home (NH)) | Superseded |
Superseded 2/28/2025 |
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| NH | 025-018 | 05/23/2025 | CR-101 Filed to Update Background Check Requirements | Superseded | |||
| NH | 019-017 | 08/30/2019 | Upcoming Changes to MDS & Case Mix | 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 | 025-039 | 08/14/2025 | QSO-23-10-NH Expired on 07/30/2025 - Strengthened Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control Deficiencies | Current | |||
| NH | 023-038 | 11/09/2023 | Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) Pilot Project for Nursing Homes Wrap Up and Feedback Request | Current | |||
| NH | 022-032 | 05/26/2022 | CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending or Suspending NH Requirements Related to PASRR | Current | |||
| NH | 021-009 | 01/28/2021 | COVID-19 Proclamations Extended under SCR 8402 | Current | |||
| NH | 020-031 | 05/06/2020 | Additional Blanket Waivers, CMS Commission, Governor Proclamation Extensions | Current | |||
| NH | 025-003 | 01/31/2025 | Increased Regulatory Focus by the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) | Current | |||
| NH | 023-004 | 01/26/2023 | Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) Pilot Project for Nursing Homes Extended | Current | |||
| NH | 018-008 | 04/13/2018 | Clarification: RN Hours for Meeting 24 Hour RN Staffing Requirement | Current | |||
| NH | 024-017 | 04/02/2024 | NAC and HCA Credentialing Backlogs | Current | |||
| NH | 021-084 | 10/28/2021 | Nursing Facility COVID Units | Current | |||
| NH | 025-022 | 06/05/2025 | Updates to the Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Program (LTC QIP) | Current | |||
| NH | 019-029 | 12/13/2019 | Nursing Assistant Testing Process Change | Current | |||
| NH | 025-011 | 03/26/2025 | QSSAM-25-1-ALL: Clarification of CMS' Provider Enrollment Site Visits and Specific Disclosure Requirements for SNF and NF | Current |