ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(desc) Notes
AFH 022-038 09/13/2022 Up to Date Definition - Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Current
NH 020-011 03/18/2020 COVID-19 Information as of March 18, 2020 Current

Amended March 26, 2020

ESF 023-001 01/10/2023 Staff Vaccinations Current
ESF 021-050 10/08/2021 Updated Guidance About Aerosol Generating Procedures for LTC Settings Current
ESF 024-034 10/31/2024 LTC Ombuds Access to Residential Care Facility Residents and Resident Records Current
ICFIID 017-002 02/22/2017 CDC Guidance for Water Management Plans Current
ESF 025-017 06/25/2025 Emergency Preparedness Considerations for Summer Hazards Current
NH 014-020 10/06/2014 Building Respect for Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Older Adults Current
ESF 020-027 08/06/2020 Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.1 Face Coverings – Statewide Current
NH 021-005 01/21/2021 Continued Incentives to Skilled Nursing Facilities that Accept Admission from Acute Care Hospitals Current

See update issued 2/9/21

NH 018-023 09/21/2018 Background Check Processing Delays Current
NH 020-071 10/07/2020 COVID-19 Proclamations Extended Until 11:59 OM November 9, 2020 Current
CCRSS 023-012 05/19/2023 Launch of CareLearn Retention Toolkit Current
AFH 022-007 02/25/2022 Recall of Certain Bed Rails Current
AFH 023-041 12/01/2023 CR-103P (Permanent Rule) Filed Amending AFH Minimum Licensing Requirements Current
AFH 012-007 05/14/2012 CR 102 Formal Phase of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-76 WAC Current
ALF 021-030 06/11/2021 CR-103 (Permanent Rule) Amending WAC 388-78A-2371 Investigations and WAC 388-78A-2360 Adult Day Services 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
CCRSS 021-015 03/29/2021 Updates to the Safe Start for LTC Recommendations & Requirements Current
NH 022-035 06/10/2022 Nursing Home Informal Dispute Resolution Pilot Project Current
NH 019-023 10/11/2019 Authorized Use of the Background Check System (BCS) Current
ALF 021-047 09/02/2021 Rapid Response Team 2 Short Term Staffing Current
NH 024-037 08/09/2024 As of July 1, 2024, CMS Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Replaced Resource Utilization Group (RUG) Methodology to Determine Minimum Data Set (MDS) Assessment Accuracy Current
ESF 016-008 07/20/2016 Emergency Evacuation Current
NH 025-013 03/28/2025 Emergency Preparedness Considerations for Volcanic Ashfall Current