ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(desc) Notes
NH 014-024 11/10/2014 Ebola Information Sharing Current
NH 018-003 02/01/2018 Department of Health Influenza Update Current
AFH 020-019 04/30/2020 Minor or Simple Edits to Statements of Deficiencies Current
NH 025-065 12/19/2025 UPDATED TRAINING & REFERENCE MATERIALS: PAYROLL-BASED JOURNAL (PBJ) DATA SUBMISSION & THE WA STATE MINIMUM DIRECT CARE NURSING (MDCN) 3.4 HOURS PER RESIDENT DAY (HPRD) THRESHOLD Current
AFH 022-002 01/10/2022 Updates from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Washington State Department of Health 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
ICFIID 021-015 03/19/2021 No Cost Health Support Team Training Opportunity Current

Amended 05/07/2021

CCRSS 022-020 08/25/2022 Proposed Amendment to WAC 388-101-3130, Certification Evaluation and Addition of New Section, WAC 388-101-31301, Certification Evaluation Timelines Current
ALF 023-016 04/14/2023 Rapid Response Teams for Short-Term Staffing in Long-Term Care Setting Current
AFH 019-005 03/08/2019 Emergency Evacuation Drills – Refusal to Participate Current
NH 024-030 06/27/2024 Nursing Home: Public Health Emergency Rules Memorialized in CR-103P Permanent Rulemaking Current
NH 020-074 11/13/2020 POSTPONED: RCS Reimplementation of Inspection and Investigation Activities Current

Amended

ALF 023-026 11/03/2023 Withdrew and Refiled CR-101 to Propose Adding, Amending, or Repealing Sections of Chapter 388-76 WAC, Chapter 388-78A WAC, Chapter 388-107 WAC and Chapter 388-97 WAC Specific to Background Checks Current
NH 025-005 02/18/2025 Information and Resources Regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI / "Bird Flu" and Backyard Flocks Current
NH 021-044 05/26/2021 Source Control Regardless of Vaccination Status Current
ALF 026-021 05/19/2026 Implementation of the HCBS Access Rule Grievance Process and System Requirements Current
ALF 012-002 01/07/2012 Fingerprint-Based Background Checks 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
NH 017-015 05/26/2017 Electronic Plan of Correction (ePOC) Update Current
NH 020-014 03/26/2020 QSO-20-20-All Prioritization of Survey Activities & Focused Infection Control/PPE Reviews Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 020-004 02/11/2020 Preventing Transmission of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Current
ESF 025-027 09/30/2025 PLAN OF CORRECTION FOR ENHANCED SERVICES FACILITIES Current
AFH 021-057 10/11/2021 Safe Start for Long-Term Care Plans Updated Current
ESF 024-035 11/07/2024 Respiratory Protection Against Airborne Diseases and Regulatory Requirements Current