ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(asc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
AFH 025-051 12/18/2025 WA STATE DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT (DWDA) – IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN ADULT FAMILY HOMES (AFH) Current
AFH 025-041 09/22/2025 RCS STAFF MASK WEARING AND RELATED PROCEDURES DURING THE 2025-2026 RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SEASON Superseded
AFH 024-014 04/02/2024 NAC and HCA Credentialing Backlogs Current
AFH 026-006 02/12/2026 COVID-19 Testing Considerations for Admissions / Move-ins From Hospitals Current
AFH 018-010 06/22/2018 CR-101 Filed to Propose Amending Sections to Chapter 388-101 WAC Current
AFH 025-045 10/14/2025 CLARIFICATION OF WASHINGTON NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH BACKGROUND CHECKS AND NATIONAL FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS Superseded
AFH 026-012 03/26/2026 Residential Search Tool Locator, Room and Care Training April-June 2026 Current
AFH 022-046 10/07/2022 Epidemic Preparedness and Response Guidelines Current
AFH 023-027 09/07/2023 CR-101 Filed to Propose Amending Sections of Chapter 388-76 WAC (AFH Minimum Licensing Requirements) Current
AFH 018-006 05/07/2018 Elimination of Dear Provider Postcards Current
AFH 023-038 11/03/2023 Implementation of House Bill 1694: Changes to Long-Term Care Worker Eligibility, Training and Certification Current
AFH 021-060 10/29/2021 Personal Care Services Survey Current
AFH 019-004 02/22/2019 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-76 WAC (HCBS) Current
AFH 023-045 11/15/2024 Processing of Background Checks While Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts i Experiencing an Outage Current
AFH 023-006 02/27/2023 AFH and ALF Contracted Complaint Investigations Current
AFH 014-001 02/13/2014 Resident Rights: Sharing a Room with a Non-Resident Spouse Current
AFH 024-003 01/22/2024 Updates to Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 Outbreak Definition and Outbreak Reporting Requirements Current

Amended July 18, 2025

AFH 021-066 12/23/2021 Temporary Medicaid Rate Increase Continued Current
AFH 021-015 02/26/2021 Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Treatment for COVID-19 Current
AFH 020-046 09/25/2020 Long-Term Care Worker Certification Current
AFH 013-001 02/22/2013 Fingerprint-Based Background Check Notice Requirement Effective March 1, 2013 Current
AFH 023-028 09/07/2023 CR-101 Filed to Propose Amending Sections of Chapter 388-76 WAC (AFH Minimum Licensing Requirements) Current
AFH 025-035 08/08/2025 Home Care Aide Certification Timeline Extended to 365 Days from the Date of Hire Current
AFH 020-035 08/04/2020 COVID-19 Proclamations Extended until September 1, 2020 Current
AFH 025-002 01/31/2025 Residential Search Tool Locator Update Current