ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
AFH 017-008 09/29/2017 Flu & Pneumonia Reminders Current
AFH 026-007 02/18/2026 Amendments to Chapter 388-76 WAC, Chapter 388-78A WAC, Chapter 388-97 WAC, Chapter 388-107 WAC- Disaster Preparedness Current
AFH 019-005 03/08/2019 Emergency Evacuation Drills – Refusal to Participate Current
AFH 021-022 04/29/2021 Sources to Access Vaccines for Residents Current
AFH 018-012 08/21/2018 CR 102 Filed: Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-101 WAC (Group Training Homes) Current
AFH 013-006 05/15/2013 Emergency Supplies for Adult Family Homes: Use of Commercially Bottled Water Current
AFH 014-018 10/13/2014 Update: LTC Ombuds Access to Resident Information & Records Current
AFH 016-015 07/14/2016 Services to Enable Accessible Communication with People Who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing or Speech Disabled Current
AFH 021-049 09/03/2021 Governor Proclamation on Mandatory Vaccination Current
AFH 021-064 11/18/2021 Emergency Rules Suspending TB Testing Current
AFH 026-031 08/07/2026 CMS Emergency Approvals and Payment for Services Current
AFH 022-047 10/14/2022 State of Emergency Ending in WA State on October 31 Current

Amended November 9, 2022

AFH 022-015 04/08/2022 AFH License Fee Increase for Seven and Eight Bed Capacity Applications Current
AFH 016-021 10/12/2016 Medical Device Requirements Current
AFH 023-033 10/09/2023 RCS Staff Mask Wearing and Related Procedures During the 2023-2024 Respiratory Illness Season Rescinded
AFH 020-022 05/06/2020 Masks Available to AFHs through Long-Term Care Foundation Current
AFH 024-040 10/31/2024 Use of Emergency Medical Services in DSHS/RCS Certified and Licensed Facilities Current
AFH 015-011 06/10/2015 Revised Background Check Authorization Form Current
AFH 019-018 10/25/2019 Supplemental CR 102 Filed: Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-76 WAC (Corporate Structure) Current
AFH 025-007 02/14/2025 CR-103P (Permanent Rule) Filed to Amend Sections of Chapter 388-76 WAC Current
AFH 023-001 01/10/2023 Staff Vaccinations Current
AFH 014-007 07/17/2014 LTC Ombuds Access to Resident Information & Records Superseded

Replaced by 014-018

AFH 023-021 05/19/2023 Launch of CareLearn Retention Toolkit Current
AFH 020-041 09/10/2020 CHANGES TO SAFE START FOR LONG TERM CARE RECOMMENDATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS Current
AFH 024-045 11/15/2024 Processing of Background Checks While Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts is Experiencing an Outage Current