ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(asc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
AFH 025-017 05/23/2025 CR-101 Filed to Update Background Check Requirements Current

Superseded June 5, 2025

AFH 013-006 05/15/2013 Emergency Supplies for Adult Family Homes: Use of Commercially Bottled Water Current
AFH 016-015 07/14/2016 Services to Enable Accessible Communication with People Who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, Hard of Hearing or Speech Disabled Current
AFH 022-047 10/14/2022 State of Emergency Ending in WA State on October 31 Current

Amended November 9, 2022

AFH 022-015 04/08/2022 AFH License Fee Increase for Seven and Eight Bed Capacity Applications Current
AFH 020-019 04/30/2020 Minor or Simple Edits to Statements of Deficiencies Current
AFH 020-065 11/24/2020 AFH N95 RESPIRATOR DISTRIBUTION Current
AFH 022-002 01/10/2022 Updates from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Washington State Department of Health Current
AFH 025-024 06/06/2025 Elimination of the Meaningful Day Add-on Current
AFH 026-018 05/18/2026 Infection Prevention Reminders During FIFA World Cup Activities in Washington State Current
AFH 016-021 10/12/2016 Medical Device Requirements Current
AFH 020-008 03/23/2020 REQUESTS FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) Superseded

Superseded by #020-011

AFH 021-006 02/01/2021 COVID-19 Vaccination Information Current
AFH 025-009 03/28/2025 Update to RCS Staff Mask Wearing in LTC Settings During Respiratory Illness Season Current
AFH 020-025 06/03/2020 Introducing the Adult Family Home State Civil Penalty Reinvestment Program Current
AFH 026-007 02/18/2026 Amendments to Chapter 388-76 WAC, Chapter 388-78A WAC, Chapter 388-97 WAC, Chapter 388-107 WAC- Disaster Preparedness Current
AFH 014-006 06/27/2014 Department Role Current
AFH 019-005 03/08/2019 Emergency Evacuation Drills – Refusal to Participate Current
AFH 021-035 06/28/2021 Precautions for Residents and Staff Related to Heatwave Current
AFH 022-009 03/04/2022 Safe Start for Long-Term Care Plans Replace with Long-Term Care COVID Response Plans Current
AFH 014-023 12/19/2014 Initiative 1163 (I-1163) – Long-Term Care Training Requirements Current
AFH 021-063 12/30/2021 New Notification Policy Regarding People Registered as Sex Offenders Living in LTC Settings or Receiving LTC Services and Supports Current

Amended March 18, 2022

AFH 017-010 10/18/2017 Informational Stakeholder Meeting: Background Check Requirements Current
AFH 022-028 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
AFH 013-007 05/15/2013 Safety Risk of Medical Devices Current