ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(asc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
ALF 025-008 03/28/2025 Update to RCS Staff Mask Wearing in LTC Settings During Respiratory Illness Season Current
ALF 018-018 08/31/2018 Influenza and Pneumococcal Reminder Current
ALF 024-029 09/04/2024 REMINDER OF REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO RESIDENTS’ RIGHT TO VOTE Current
ALF 025-014 05/23/2025 CR-101 Filed to Update Background Check Requirements Current

Superseded June 5, 2025

ALF 020-039A 08/13/2020 EVICTION MORATORIUM DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK Current
ALF 012-003 03/14/2012 CR-103 Emergency Filed to Chapter 388-78A WAC Current
ALF 014-005 06/27/2014 Department Role Current
ALF 013-010 05/28/2013 Licensed & Unlicensed Rooms Current
ALF 022-002 01/10/2022 Updates from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Washington State Department of Health Current
ALF 018-024 10/16/2018 CR 102 Filed (Formal Phase) to Chapter 388-78A (Activities of Daily Living) Hearing #2 Current
ALF 025-003 01/31/2025 CR-101s Filed to Consider Amending Chapters 388-76, 388-78A, 388-97 and 388-107 WAC to Implement SHB 1218 Current
ALF 024-036 10/31/2024 Upcoming Changes to Residential Support Waiver (RSW) Current
ALF 022-031 08/25/2022 CR-103P (Permanent Rule) Filed to Add Sections to Chapters 388-76, 388-78A, 388-97, and 388-107 WAC to Re-establish Inspection Schedules Current
ALF 026-003 01/12/2026 LEGAL SERVICES RECORDS REQUEST AND COMMUNICATION CONSENT FORM RELATED TO NOTICE OF TRANSFER OR DISCHARGE OF RESIDENTS WITH MEDICAID IN ADULT FAMILY HOME, ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY, AND ENHANCED SERVICES FACILITIES Current
ALF 019-019 12/13/2019 Nurse Delegation Not Required for Use of Opioid Reversal Medication in Long-Term Care Facilities Current
ALF 025-022 06/13/2025 CR-101 Filed to Propose Amending and Adding Sections of Chapter 388-78A, Assisted Living Facility Licensing Rules Current
ALF 018-012 05/11/2018 List of Notifiable Health Conditions Current
ALF 021-057 10/11/2021 Safe Start for LTC Plans Updated Current
ALF 021-022 04/30/2021 Employer Responsibilities for Respiratory Protection Program and Provision of PPE Current
ALF 022-008 03/04/2022 Safe Start for Long-Term Care Plans Replace with Long-Term Care COVID Response Plans Current
ALF 021-063 11/17/2021 New Notification Policy Regarding People Registered as Sex Offenders Living in LTC Settings or Receiving LTC Services and Supports Current

Amended March 18, 2022

ALF 022-024 07/08/2022 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Regulating Timelines for Completing Certain Resident Assessments and CR-101 Filed to Consider Permanent Rulemaking Current
ALF 019-014 09/06/2019 CR 103 (Permanent Rules) Filed for Chapter 388-78A WAC (Enforcement Remedies) Current
ALF 020-059 12/02/2020 The Department of Health Process for Point-of-Care Testing Reporting Current

Amended 12/15/2020

ALF 012-004 04/10/2012 Final Amendments Related to Chapter 388-78A WAC Current