ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(asc) Notes
NH 020-069 09/25/2020 Long-Term Care Worker Certification Current
ESF 021-025 05/06/2021 Changes to WSP RAP Sheet Current
ALF 025-002 01/31/2025 Residential Search Tool Locator Update Current
ALF 015-004 03/24/2015 Submitting Confidential Fax Number Change Requests Current
ICFIID 021-012 02/26/2021 Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Treatment for COVID-19 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

AFH 022-011 03/09/2022 Updated COVID-19 Guidance from the Department of Health Current
NH 023-031 09/25/2023 Personal Care Services Survey Current
AFH 017-003 05/10/2017 Elimination of Hard Copy Letters Current
ALF 024-018 06/14/2024 Emergency Preparedness Considerations for Wildfire Current
ESF 020-027 08/04/2020 COVID-19 Proclamations Extended until September 1, 2020 Current
ESF 025-023 08/28/2025 CR 103P, Rule-Making Order (Permanent Rule) Filed for Chapter 388-76 WAC, Chapter 388-78A, and Chapter 388-107 WAC Current
ALF 020-061 12/02/2020 Proclamation 20-25.8: LTC Visitation Standards & Fitness Facilities Current

Amended 1/4/2021

ALF 021-042 07/30/2021 Emergency Rules Suspending TB Testing Current
ALF 025-021 06/05/2025 Updates to the Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Program (LTC QIP) Current
ALF 022-028 07/13/2022 National Core Indicators - Aging and Disabilities (NCI-AD) Pilot Staff Stability Survey Current
AFH 015-028 12/17/2015 Updated Policy on Home Care Aide Exemptions, Continuing Education & Pending NAC Timelines Current
AFH 024-010 03/21/2024 Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations for Adults Ages 65 and Older Current
NH 018-010 05/07/2018 Elimination of Dear Provider Postcards Current
ESF 024-032 10/31/2024 Use of Emergency Medical Services in DSHS/RCS Certified and Licensed Facilities Current
AFH 022-054 12/16/2022 CR-101 Filed to Propose Amending Sections of Chapter 388-76 WAC (AFH Minimum Licensing Requirements) Current

 CR-101 Filed to Propose Amending Sections of Chapter 388-76 WAC (AFH Minimum Licensing Requirements) 

CCRSS 014-008 09/15/2014 Updates to Complaint Hotline Script Current
CCRSS 021-003 01/28/2021 Process to Request Emergency Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) During a Shortage Current
ESF 026-003 01/13/2026 CR-105 FILED TO AMEND SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 388-76 WAC (ADULT FAMILY HOME MINIMUM LICENSING REQUIREMENTS), CHAPTER 388-78A, (ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY LICENSING RULES), AND CHAPTER 388-107 (LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR ENHANCED SERVICES FACILITIES) Current
NH 021-075 09/24/2021 Interim Final Rule: CMS-3401-IFC: Additional Policy & Regulatory Revisions Related to LTC Facility COVID Testing Requirements Current

Superseded August 8, 2025