ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters
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| Provider Type(desc) | Letter | Date | Subject | Status | Notes | ||
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| NH | 023-036 | 10/27/2023 | Updates to Nursing Home Care Compare Staffing and Quality Measures | Current | |||
| NH | 021-075 | 09/24/2021 | Interim Final Rule: CMS-3401-IFC: Additional Policy & Regulatory Revisions Related to LTC Facility COVID Testing Requirements | Current | |||
| NH | 024-053 | 10/31/2024 | Use of Emergency Medical Services in DSHS/RCS Certified and Licensed Facilities | Current | |||
| NH | 020-012 | 03/20/2020 | Hospital Discharges to Nursing Homes | Current | |||
| NH | 015-018 | 05/18/2015 | S&C 15-36: Requesting an Appeal with the Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) | Current | |||
| NH | 022-008 | 01/14/2022 | Nursing Facility Support for Hospital Discharges | Current |
Amended February 10, 2022 |
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| NH | 012-015 | 11/21/2012 | MDS Helpline & 2013 MDS Training Dates | 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 | 024-035 | 08/02/2024 | CR-103P Filed (Permanent Rules) for Chapter 246-843 WAC | Current | |||
| NH | 023-023 | 05/25/2023 | Federal Public Health Emergency Ends May 11, 2023, Including Certain CMS 1135 Waivers and Flexibilities | Current | |||
| NH | 021-016 | 03/29/2021 | Updates to the Safe Start for LTC Recommendations & Requirements | Current | |||
| NH | 022-020 | 03/18/2022 | Secretary of Health Order 20-03.8, Face Coverings - Statewide, Effective March 12, 2022 | Current |
Amended April 1, 2022 |
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| NH | 014-006 | 06/27/2014 | Department Role | Current | |||
| NH | 020-041 | 06/16/2020 | COVID 19: Reopening of Washington State and Resident Visits to the Community | Current |
Amended 01/11/2021 |
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| NH | 020-059 | 08/17/2020 | CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending or Suspending Some NH Requirements and CR 101 Filed to Consider Permanently Amending the Rules | Current | |||
| NH | 022-046 | 08/12/2022 | CR-103E Emergency Rules Filed to Extend Waived Rules Related to Transfer & Discharge of Nursing Home Residents | Current | |||
| NH | 018-016 | 06/07/2018 | Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI) “Toolkit” | Current | |||
| NH | 021-027 | 03/31/2021 | Reimplementation of Surveys, Inspections and Evaluations | Current |
Amended 04/08/2021 |
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| NH | 016-017 | 06/14/2016 | Webinars Regarding Resource Utilization Group: Reduction for Medicaid Residents in the PA1-PC1 RUG Groups | Current | |||
| NH | 023-010 | 03/17/2023 | 1st Amendment Auditors Visiting State Agencies | Current | |||
| NH | 019-006 | 03/04/2019 | Emergency Preparedness: Updates to Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual (SOM) | Current | |||
| NH | 013-020 | 10/15/2013 | Recurrent Nationwide Shortage of Tuberculin Skin Test Antigen Solutions | Current | |||
| NH | 020-085 | 11/13/2020 | National Suicide Prevention Lifeline | Current | |||
| NH | 025-017 | 05/22/2025 | NH Fee Increase | Current | |||
| NH | 017-007 | 04/06/2017 | Education, Quality & Infection Prevention (EQuIP) for Long-Term Care | Current |