ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(desc) Notes
AFH 020-002 01/17/2020 Copies of Background Checks from BCCU Current
AFH 023-007 03/03/2023 Emergency Rules Filed to Amend Long-Term Care Worker Continuing Education Deadlines 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 024-057 11/15/2024 Processing of Background Checks While Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts is Experiencing an Outage Current
CCRSS 017-006 09/29/2017 Background Check: Interim Fingerprint Check Notification Current
NH 021-031 04/23/2021 QSO-21-17-NH Updates to LTC Emergency Regulatory Waivers Issued in Response to COVID-199 Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

ALF 021-009 02/18/2021 Interim Recommendations for Co-administration of COVID-19 Vaccine and Other Vaccinations Current
AFH 022-027 06/30/2022 Prepare for the End of Proclamation 20-10 Related to CPR Training Under Chapter 388-112 WAC Current
NH 017-003 01/26/2017 Electronic Plan of Correction (ePOC) Current
ESF 025-030 12/17/2025 Impacts From Federal Government Shut Down (Amended) Current
ESF 021-055 11/17/2021 New Notification Policy Regarding People Registered as Sex Offenders Living in LTC Settings or Receiving LTC Services and Supports Current

Amended March 18, 2022

ESF 020-033 09/16/2020 COVID-19 Proclamations Extended Through October 1, 2020 Current
ICFIID 020-013 04/16/2020 Support if the Provider or Administrator Becomes Ill with COVID-19 Current
NH 025-014 04/04/2025 Rescinding QSO-23-03-ALL: The Importance of Timely Use of COVID-19 Therapeutics Current
AFH 014-011 09/15/2014 Updates to Complaint Hotline Script Current
ALF 018-016 08/23/2018 CR 101 Filed to Propose Adding and Amending Sections to Chapter 388-78A WAC (TB Screening) Current
NH 021-051 07/02/2021 Safe Start for Long-Term Care Plans Updated Current
NH 014-021 10/08/2014 Revisions to RAI User Current
ESF 026-020 07/08/2026 Permanent Rules Filed to Implement Substitute House Bill 1142 and Senate Bill 5672 – Home Care Aide Extended Certification Current
ESF 024-002 01/22/2024 Updates to Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 Outbreak Definition and Outbreak Reporting Requirements Current
ESF 019-003 06/21/2019 Nationwide Shortage of Tuberculin Skin Test Antigen Solution Current
CCRSS 022-027 10/07/2022 Epidemic Preparedness and Response Guidelines Current
ALF 026-012 03/24/2026 Update to RCS Staff Mask Wearing in LTC Settings During Respiratory Illness Season Current
NH 024-042 08/29/2024 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND LONG-TERM CARE WEBINAR Current
AFH 012-002 02/17/2012 TRAINING ON NEW ADULT FAMILY HOME GUIDEBOOK Current