ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(asc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
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Superseded August 8, 2025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 020-019 04/13/2020 CR-101 Filed Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Direct Care Staff/ EHB 1564) Current
NH 025-038 08/14/2025 CR-103P Filed to Add to Chapter 388-76 WAC and Amend Chapter 388-76 WAC, Chapter 388-78A WAC, Chapter 388-97 WAC, Chapter 388-107 WAC Current
NH 013-003 03/05/2013 Department's Role as a Regulator Superseded

Replaced by 014-006

NH 014-005 06/27/2014 Complaint Resolution Unit Taking Live Public Calls Current
NH 017-003 01/26/2017 Electronic Plan of Correction (ePOC) Current
NH 020-102 12/23/2020 CR-103E FILED TO EXTEND EMERGENCY RULE AMENDING NURSING HOME REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PHYSICIAN SERVICES Current
NH 026-001 01/12/2026 CLARIFYING BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS IN NURSING HOMES, SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, AND NURSING FACILITIES Current
NH 023-033 10/09/2023 RCS Staff Mask Wearing and Related Procedures During the 2023-2024 Respiratory Illness Season Rescinded
NH 020-029 04/30/2020 Minor or Simple Edits to Statements of Deficiencies Current
NH 022-007 01/10/2022 Updates from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Washington State Department of Health Current
NH 025-046 09/30/2025 Online Request for Informal Dispute Resolution Current
NH 025-012 03/28/2025 Update to RCS Staff Mask Wearing in LTC Settings During Respiratory Illness Season Current
NH 018-026 10/12/2018 PASRR Webinar and New Level One Form Current
NH 017-018 06/22/2017 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 016-031 09/27/2016 Update Regarding Resource Utilization Group: Reduction for Medicaid Residents in the Low Acuity RUG Groups Current
NH 020-096 12/09/2020 NURSING HOME COVID-19 TESTING SUPPLY UPDATE Current
NH 020-040 06/16/2020 End of Community Home Project (CHP) Hospital Surge Funding Announcement Current
NH 025-057 11/26/2025 QTSO MEMO 2025-057 - CMSNET END OF SUPPORT FOR WIDOWS 10 Current
NH 015-017 05/18/2015 Updated Pre-Admission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) Form Current
NH 022-036 06/10/2022 Emergency Rules (CR-103E) Rescinded to Reinstate WAC 388-97-1740 Related to Fire Drills and 388-97-2400 Related to Windows in Resident Rooms Current
NH 021-064 09/03/2021 Continued Use of Eye Protection to Prevent COVID-19 Infection to Protect Yourself and the People You Serve Current
NH 023-009 03/17/2023 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Nursing Homes) Current
NH 021-050 06/28/2021 Precautions for Residents and Staff Related to Heatwave Current
NH 020-020 04/13/2020 Sharing Information for the United States Census Current