ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(asc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 025-020 05/23/2025 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-76 WAC, 388-78A WAC, 388-97 WAC, Chapter 388-107 WAC Current
NH 020-078 10/30/2020 Update to Reporting COVID Test Results Current
NH 020-079 11/06/2020 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending NH Requirements & CR-101 Filed to Consider Permanently Amending the Rules for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness, Quality Assessment and Assurance, and Resident Rooms Current
NH 021-029 04/09/2021 QSO-21-15-ALL Updated Guidance for Emergency Preparedness - Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual Current
NH 015-031 08/31/2015 CR 103 Filed: Final Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 022-038 06/23/2022 Emergency Preparedness: Reminder About Maximum Temperatures in Nursing Home Settings Current
NH 015-009 03/20/2015 Submitting Confidential Fax Number Change Requests Current
NH 025-006 02/28/2025 Rescinding the Temporary Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant - Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 120 Days in a NH Superseded

Superseded June 30, 2025

NH 016-023 08/09/2016 Exception to 24 Hour R.N. Staffing Requirement Current
NH 017-017 06/21/2017 S&C 17-30-NH: Requirement to Reduce Legionella Risk in Healthcare Facility Water Systems to Prevent Cases & Outbreaks of Legionnaires’ Disease (LD) Current
NH 025-028 06/30/2025 Reinstating the Temporary Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant-Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 4 Months in a NH Current
NH 025-048 10/02/2025 VACCINATION REMINDER: COVID-19, FLU, RSV, AND PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES Current
NH 021-035 05/05/2021 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Clinical Records Current
NH 020-023 04/16/2020 Support if the Provider or Administrator Becomes Ill with COVID-19 Current
NH 016-002 01/11/2016 CR 103-E (Emergency Filing) Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 024-008 03/08/2024 Critical Staffing Management in LTC Settings Update Current
NH 014-012 09/02/2014 S&C Memo 14-34-NH: Advance Revisions Interpretive Guidance at F-371 Current
NH 024-061 12/20/2024 Character, Competency, and Suitability Reviews Current
NH 020-033 05/18/2020 COVID-19: Additional Blanket Waivers, Governor Proclamation Extensions and New CMS Toolkit Current
NH 018-019 08/23/2018 CR 101 Filed to Propose Adding and Amending Sections to Chapter 388-97 WAC (TB Screening) Current
NH 016-015 06/06/2016 24-Hour Requirement in Nursing Homes Update Current
NH 020-006 02/28/2020 QSO-20-11-NH Release of Additional Toolkits to Ensure Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes Current
NH 021-064 09/03/2021 Continued Use of Eye Protection to Prevent COVID-19 Infection to Protect Yourself and the People You Serve Current
NH 015-032 08/31/2015 Flu & Pneumonia Immunization Reminder Current
NH 022-039 06/23/2022 CMS QSO 22-17-ALL: Updating Staff Vaccination Survey Requirements Current