ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 023-035 10/27/2023 Revised Guidance for Uses of Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) Funds Current
NH 012-006 07/09/2012 Revisions to Questions on the Complaint Hotline Current
NH 020-057 08/12/2020 Safe Start Recommendations and Requirements for Long-Term Care Settings Current
NH 022-011 02/04/2022 Update to DOH Admission Guidance Current
NH 022-030 05/17/2022 Reinstatement of Tuberculosis Testing Requirements July 1, 2022 Rescinded
NH 025-046 09/30/2025 Online Request for Informal Dispute Resolution Current
NH 020-040 06/16/2020 End of Community Home Project (CHP) Hospital Surge Funding Announcement Current
NH 017-023 07/26/2017 Reminder of Updates to Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Current
NH 016-004 02/05/2016 NH Guidelines (aka “The Purple Book”) Sixth Edition Current
NH 019-005 03/01/2019 Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Policy Manual Update and New Minimum Data Set (MDS) Census Reports Current
NH 020-099 12/14/2020 WASHINGTON STATE BOARD OF HEALTH EMERGENCY RULE CONTINUING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COVID-19 Current
NH 016-038 11/16/2016 Supplemental 3.4 HPRD Instructions & Reporting Template for NH Facilities Current
NH 024-001 01/16/2024 Precautions for Residents and Staff for Extreme Cold Weather Conditions Current
NH 021-085 10/29/2021 Personal Care Services Survey Current
NH 025-014 04/04/2025 Rescinding QSO-23-03-ALL: The Importance of Timely Use of COVID-19 Therapeutics Current
NH 020-019 04/13/2020 CR-101 Filed Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Direct Care Staff/ EHB 1564) Current
NH 021-031 04/23/2021 QSO-21-17-NH Updates to LTC Emergency Regulatory Waivers Issued in Response to COVID-199 Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 014-013 09/08/2014 Notification of Medicare Benefits to Residents and Change in CMS Medicare Beneficiary Appeals Contractor Current
NH 013-011 06/13/2013 Changes to Quality Assurance Nurse (QAN) Program Current
NH 025-057 11/26/2025 QTSO MEMO 2025-057 - CMSNET END OF SUPPORT FOR WIDOWS 10 Current
NH 021-051 07/02/2021 Safe Start for Long-Term Care Plans Updated Current
NH 016-018 06/23/2016 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 023-028 06/22/2023 Policy and Regulatory Changes to the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements (Updated) Current
NH 021-070 09/03/2021 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending NH Requirements Related to TB Testing and COVID-19 Vaccines Current
NH 020-088 11/17/2020 Visitation Restrictions Required Under Governor Proclamation 20-25.8 Current

Amended 1/4/2021