ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(asc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 025-022 06/05/2025 Updates to the Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Program (LTC QIP) Current
NH 024-033 07/25/2024 Emergency Preparedness Considerations for Extreme Heat Current
NH 020-068 09/24/2020 Influenza and Pneumococcal Reminders Current
NH 025-011 03/26/2025 QSSAM-25-1-ALL: Clarification of CMS' Provider Enrollment Site Visits and Specific Disclosure Requirements for SNF and NF Current
NH 021-055 07/08/2021 Changes to Background Check Disqualifiers Current
NH 020-021 04/16/2020 Emergency Rules (CR 103E) Amending or Suspending Some NH Requirements Current
NH 014-007 07/17/2014 Final Amendments Related to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 017-028 10/13/2017 S&C:17-45-NH Electronic Staffing Submission – Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Public Use File Current
NH 016-012 05/17/2016 Resource Utilization Group: Reduction for Medicaid Residents in PA1-PC1 RUG Groups Current
NH 026-009 02/26/2026 Submission of Plans of Correction And Informal Dispute Resolution Requests Current
NH 015-029 08/11/2015 Revisions to Questions on the Complaint Hotline Current
NH 017-006 03/06/2017 S&C 17-19-NH: Revision to State Operations Manual (SOP) Appendix PP Current
NH 021-044 05/26/2021 Source Control Regardless of Vaccination Status Current
NH 025-058 12/08/2025 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 388-76 WAC, CHAPTER 388-78A WAC, CHAPTER 388-97 WAC, CHAPTER 388-107 WAC Current
NH 022-031 05/26/2022 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending NH Requirements for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and Resident Rooms Current
NH 020-060 08/25/2020 Update on NHSN and State Reporting Portal for COVID-19 Data Current

Amended September 2, 2020

NH 026-017 04/14/2026 Clarify Information Regarding Compliance with FTAG 600 Resident to Resident Abuse Current
NH 025-040 08/15/2025 Upcoming Training Opportunity - Infection Prevention and Control Conference for NH Providers Current
NH 019-030 12/13/2019 Nursing License Not Required for Use of Opioid Reversal Medication in Long-Term Care Facilities Current
NH 021-066 09/03/2021 Correction Regarding LTC Setting Requirements Under Governor Proclamation 21-14, COVID Vaccination Requirements Current
NH 022-041 07/07/2022 Reimplementation of the Nursing Home State Survey Report or DSHS 10-207 Form Current
NH 024-016 03/25/2024 Critical Staffing Management in LTC Settings Update Current
NH 020-022 04/16/2020 CMS/CDC Infection Control Guidance, Additional Blanket Waivers, COVID-19 Transfer/Discharge & Proclamation 20-44 Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 014-008 07/17/2014 LTC Ombuds Access to Resident Information & Records Superseded

Replaced by 014-022

NH 016-013 06/10/2016 Release of Draft Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF) Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) 3.0 User’s Manual Version 1.14 Current