ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 020-084 11/13/2020 Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar 2020 Current
NH 023-009 03/17/2023 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Nursing Homes) Current
NH 021-051 07/02/2021 Safe Start for Long-Term Care Plans Updated Current
NH 020-012 03/20/2020 Hospital Discharges to Nursing Homes 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

NH 021-091 12/08/2021 Clarification Regarding NATCEP/CEP Waiver and Appeal Requirements for SNF/NF Current
NH 024-007 02/22/2024 Notification to Providers of Important Candida Auris Information 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 020-090 11/19/2020 CMS Nursing Home COVID-19 Training Data with Urgent Call to Action Current
NH 021-076 09/28/2021 Implementation of Vaccine Mandate Requirements and Review Current
NH 012-015 11/21/2012 MDS Helpline & 2013 MDS Training Dates Current
NH 021-022 03/19/2021 No Cost Health Support Team Training Opportunity Current

Amended 06/24/2021

NH 024-053 10/31/2024 Use of Emergency Medical Services in DSHS/RCS Certified and Licensed Facilities Current
NH 015-018 05/18/2015 S&C 15-36: Requesting an Appeal with the Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) Current
NH 019-006 03/04/2019 Emergency Preparedness: Updates to Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual (SOM) Current
NH 018-016 06/07/2018 Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI) “Toolkit” Current
NH 021-046 06/17/2021 Expiration of Eviction Moratorium Current
NH 023-023 05/25/2023 Federal Public Health Emergency Ends May 11, 2023, Including Certain CMS 1135 Waivers and Flexibilities Current
NH 024-035 08/02/2024 CR-103P Filed (Permanent Rules) for Chapter 246-843 WAC Current
NH 014-006 06/27/2014 Department Role Current
NH 013-020 10/15/2013 Recurrent Nationwide Shortage of Tuberculin Skin Test Antigen Solutions Current
NH 025-043 09/16/2025 REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING HOMES KEEPING NALOXONE (NARCAN) IN STOCK Current
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 016-017 06/14/2016 Webinars Regarding Resource Utilization Group: Reduction for Medicaid Residents in the PA1-PC1 RUG Groups Current
NH 024-020 04/23/2024 Resume Stakeholder Engagement to Consider Amending Rules to Implement Substitute House Bill 1218 Current