ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(asc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 021-012 02/10/2021 QSO-21-11-ALL - New Platform for Submission of 1135 Waiver Requests and Inquiries - Go Live Current
NH 017-023 07/26/2017 Reminder of Updates to Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Current
NH 019-005 03/01/2019 Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Policy Manual Update and New Minimum Data Set (MDS) Census Reports Current
NH 020-063 08/28/2020 CFR 103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending NH Requirements and CR-101 Filed to Consider Permanently Amending the Rules for Physician Services Current
NH 016-010 05/05/2016 CR 103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules on Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 020-019 04/13/2020 CR-101 Filed Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Direct Care Staff/ EHB 1564) Current
NH 014-013 09/08/2014 Notification of Medicare Benefits to Residents and Change in CMS Medicare Beneficiary Appeals Contractor Current
NH 020-048 07/27/2020 Investigation and Referral Process for Allegations Unrelated to Physical or Sexual Abuse Current

Superseded by NH #2024-058

NH 021-018 02/18/2021 Standing Order for COVID-19 Screening in Certain Congregate Facilities, Homes and Agencies Current
NH 022-023 04/15/2022 CMS Releases QSO-22-15-NH Memo Announcing Discontinuation of Nursing Assistant Certification Waiver Current
NH 020-012 03/20/2020 Hospital Discharges to Nursing Homes Current
NH 021-076 09/28/2021 Implementation of Vaccine Mandate Requirements and Review Current
NH 023-017 04/14/2023 CR-103E Emergency Rules Filed to Continue to Waive Certain Transfer and Discharge Requirements Current

 

 

NH 021-016 03/29/2021 Updates to the Safe Start for LTC Recommendations & Requirements Current
NH 018-007 04/13/2018 NH Locator Expansion Current
NH 020-077 10/28/2020 Flu Vaccine Now Available to Uninsured Adults at No Cost Current
NH 023-003 01/20/2023 Tenth CR-103E Extension Filed for Emergency Rules Amending or Suspending Some Nursing Home Requirements Related to PASRR Current
NH 025-050 10/13/2025 PRE-ADMISSION SCREENING & RESIDENT REVIEW (PASRR) WEBINAR 2025 Current
NH 021-027 03/31/2021 Reimplementation of Surveys, Inspections and Evaluations Current

Amended 04/08/2021

NH 024-039 08/16/2024 Enhanced Facility Wide Assessment Current
NH 020-041 06/16/2020 COVID 19: Reopening of Washington State and Resident Visits to the Community Current

Amended 01/11/2021

NH 017-024 08/11/2017 S&C 17-38-LSC Fire & Smoke Door Annual Testing Requirements in Health Care Occupancies Current
NH 015-020 05/27/2015 Nursing Home QAPI Initiatives FAQ Current
NH 019-006 03/04/2019 Emergency Preparedness: Updates to Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual (SOM) Current
NH 024-020 04/23/2024 Resume Stakeholder Engagement to Consider Amending Rules to Implement Substitute House Bill 1218 Current