ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 014-020 10/06/2014 Building Respect for Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Older Adults Current
NH 020-008 03/11/2020 Investigation Process in COVID-19 Situations and Suspension of Certain Survey Activities Superseded

Superseded by #011

NH 021-062 08/27/2021 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Service 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NH 022-030 05/17/2022 Reinstatement of Tuberculosis Testing Requirements July 1, 2022 Rescinded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 020-037 05/28/2020 COVID-19 Testing of Residents and Staff of Nursing Homes Current

Revised June 3, 2020

NH 025-012 03/28/2025 Update to RCS Staff Mask Wearing in LTC Settings During Respiratory Illness Season Current
NH 019-020 09/27/2019 Updates to Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Resource Materials Current
NH 017-018 06/22/2017 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 021-085 10/29/2021 Personal Care Services Survey Current
NH 023-009 03/17/2023 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Nursing Homes) Current
NH 020-099 12/14/2020 WASHINGTON STATE BOARD OF HEALTH EMERGENCY RULE CONTINUING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COVID-19 Current
NH 020-064 09/10/2020 QSO-20-37-CLIA, NH and QSO-20-38-NH Regarding Rule Changes to Require COVID-19 Testing and Guidance Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 019-001 02/01/2019 Clarifying Information Regarding Compliance with F600 Free from Abuse and Neglect 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 016-004 02/05/2016 NH Guidelines (aka “The Purple Book”) Sixth Edition Current
NH 016-038 11/16/2016 Supplemental 3.4 HPRD Instructions & Reporting Template for NH Facilities Current
NH 024-009 03/08/2024 Reporting and Instructions of Minimum Staffing Standards 3.4 Hours of Direct Care Per Resident Per Day (HPRD) Temporary Inclusion of Previously Unreported Hours for State Q2, Q3, and/or Q4, 2023 Current
NH 020-026 04/28/2020 COVID-19 Communicative Technology Grant Requests Current
NH 021-003 01/19/2021 QSO 21-06-NH - Updates to the NH Compare Website and Five Star Quality Rating System Current
NH 014-021 10/08/2014 Revisions to RAI User Current
NH 020-055 08/06/2020 Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.1 Face Coverings – Statewide Current
NH 016-018 06/23/2016 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 020-009 03/11/2020 COVID-19 Links and Additional Information Superseded

Superseded by #011

NH 020-010 03/12/2020 QSO-20-17-ALL: Guidance for Use of Certain Industrial Respirators by Health Care Personnel Superseded

Superseded August 8, 2025