ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 021-055 07/08/2021 Changes to Background Check Disqualifiers Current
NH 021-021 03/04/2021 Long-Term Care Resilience Training Opportunity Current
NH 023-015 03/30/2023 Discontinuing Discretionary Tasks and Resuming Mandatory Facility Tasks in the Long-Term Care Survey Process Current
NH 020-093 12/02/2020 Proclamation 20-25.8: LTC Visitation Standards & Fitness Facilities Current

Amended 1/4/2021

NH 016-041 12/01/2016 Permanent Rule Filing Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 025-036 08/08/2025 Revised QSO-25-23-ALL: Guidance for the Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Current
NH 014-016 09/25/2014 Disability Rights Washington (DRW) Access to Facilities & Residents Current
NH 021-044 05/26/2021 Source Control Regardless of Vaccination Status Current
NH 023-039 11/17/2023 Quality, Safety and Education Portal (QSEP) Current
NH 025-065 12/19/2025 UPDATED TRAINING & REFERENCE MATERIALS: PAYROLL-BASED JOURNAL (PBJ) DATA SUBMISSION & THE WA STATE MINIMUM DIRECT CARE NURSING (MDCN) 3.4 HOURS PER RESIDENT DAY (HPRD) THRESHOLD Current
NH 026-019 05/05/2026 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Requirements in Long Term Care Facilities Current
NH 024-030 06/27/2024 Nursing Home: Public Health Emergency Rules Memorialized in CR-103P Permanent Rulemaking Current
NH 017-010 04/12/2017 S&C 17-23-NH/HHA/CLIA Notice of Final Rule Adjusting Civil Monetary Penalties (CMPs) for Inflation Current
NH 025-045 09/25/2025 EXPIRED CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID (CMS) MEMOS AND UPDATED PRACTICE GUIDANCE Current
NH 015-011 03/30/2015 Updated Pre-Admission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) Form Now Available Superseded

Replaced by 015-017

NH 018-009 04/13/2018 Specialized Infection Prevention & Control Training Current
NH 019-012 06/14/2019 CR 101 Filed to Propose Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Geriatric Specialty Training) Current
NH 017-025 08/30/2017 S&C 17-43-ALL Quality & Certification Oversight Reports (QCOR) Website Launch (NH) Current
NH 020-052 08/04/2020 N95 Mask Fittings and Facility Online Surveys Current
NH 025-055 10/31/2025 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 388-78A WAC, CHAPTER 388-97 WAC, CHAPTER 388-107 WAC Current
NH 019-019 09/20/2019 Influenza & Pneumococcal Reminder Current
NH 020-032 05/07/2020 QSO-20-29-NH Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed & Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents & Staff Current
NH 014-017 09/25/2014 Pre-Admission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) Current
NH 024-045 09/16/2024 RCS STAFF MASK WEARING AND RELATED PROCEDURES DURING THE 2024-2025 RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SEASON Current
NH 021-008 01/28/2021 Process to Request Emergency Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) During a Shortage Current