ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(asc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 019-022 10/11/2019 Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar Current
NH 020-075 10/23/2020 Pharmacy Partnership for LTC Program for COVID-19 Vaccination Current
NH 024-054 10/31/2024 LTC Ombuds Access to Residential Care Facility Residents and Resident Records Current
NH 020-092 12/02/2020 Rapid Response Short-Term Crisis Staffing Current
NH 026-004 01/21/2026 QSSAM-26-01-NH – IMPACT OF IQIES TRANSITION ON NURSING HOME CARE COMPARE DATA Current
NH 020-036 05/26/2020 Emergency Rules (CR-103E) Amending WAC 388-97-0300 Notice of Rights and Services in NH Current
NH 016-022 08/05/2016 Tuberculosis Testing Update Current
NH 021-082 10/11/2021 Safe Start for LTC Plans Updated Current
NH 023-020 04/28/2023 Updates to the NH Compare Website & 5 Star Quality Rating System: Adjusting Ratings Based on Erroneous Schizophrenia Coding and Posting Dispute Resolution Information Current
NH 025-008 03/03/2025 Guidance on Immigration Enforcement Operations in Long-Term Care Settings Current

Revised 3/10/2025

NH 020-062 08/28/2020 CMS Announcements About New Infection Control Training Current
NH 024-037 08/09/2024 As of July 1, 2024, CMS Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Replaced Resource Utilization Group (RUG) Methodology to Determine Minimum Data Set (MDS) Assessment Accuracy Current
NH 021-030 04/23/2021 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Services Current
NH 016-002 01/11/2016 CR 103-E (Emergency Filing) Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 020-086 11/13/2020 Admission Incentive: Hospital Discharges to Nursing Homes Current
NH 021-036 07/01/2021 Safe Start for Long-Term Care Plans Updated Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 018-013 05/22/2018 Transition to Payroll Based Journal Staffing Measures on NH Compare Tool & Five Star Quality Rating System Current
NH 022-058 10/07/2022 Epidemic Preparedness and Response Guidelines Current
NH 014-012 09/02/2014 S&C Memo 14-34-NH: Advance Revisions Interpretive Guidance at F-371 Current
NH 016-015 06/06/2016 24-Hour Requirement in Nursing Homes Update Current
NH 020-011 03/18/2020 COVID-19 Information as of March 18, 2020 Current

Amended March 26, 2020

NH 021-005 01/21/2021 Continued Incentives to Skilled Nursing Facilities that Accept Admission from Acute Care Hospitals Current

See update issued 2/9/21

NH 018-023 09/21/2018 Background Check Processing Delays Current
NH 020-013 03/23/2020 REQUESTS FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) Superseded

Superseded by 020-015

NH 015-031 08/31/2015 CR 103 Filed: Final Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current