ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 015-019 05/12/2015 Reporting Non-Consensual Sexual Contact Current
NH 025-035 08/08/2025 Expired - QSO 19-07-NH: Enhanced Oversight and Enforcement of Non-Improving Late Adopters Current
NH 012-008 07/20/2012 Physicians Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Current
NH 025-063 12/18/2025 WASHINGTON (WA) STATE DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT (DWDA) – IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN NURSING HOMES (NH)  Current
NH 024-029 06/14/2024 Notice of Public Power Safety Shutoffs Current
NH 021-033 04/29/2021 Sources to Access Vaccines for Residents Current
NH 022-029 05/17/2022 Begin Using DOH Construction Review Services for All Construction Projects Prior to the End of the Proclamation Current
NH 015-025 07/23/2015 Character, Competency & Suitability (CCS) Determination Form Current
NH 025-044 09/22/2025 RCS STAFF MASK WEARING AND RELATED PROCEDURES DURING THE 2025-2026 RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SEASON Superseded
NH 021-090 11/18/2021 CR-103 Nursing Home Rule Filing Current

Amended December 3, 2021

NH 013-013 07/17/2013 Dietary Aide Program Current
NH 021-016 02/18/2021 Travel Advisory/Restrictions and Governor's Proclamation 20-83 Current
NH 017-030 11/03/2017 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Direct Care Hours) Current
NH 026-007 02/12/2026 COVID-19 Testing Considerations for Admissions / Move-ins From Hospitals Current
NH 020-068 09/24/2020 Influenza and Pneumococcal Reminders Current
NH 015-005 02/12/2015 Mandated Reporting Requirements for Facility Staff Current
NH 025-055 10/31/2025 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 388-78A WAC, CHAPTER 388-97 WAC, CHAPTER 388-107 WAC Current
NH 021-059 08/06/2021 QSO-21-20-NH Removal of S&C 17-37-NH from CMS Guidance Repository Current
NH 016-024 08/25/2016 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules on Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 022-056 10/04/2022 CMS Updated Guidance in QSO-22-15-NH & NLTC & LSC, Related to Nurse Aide Training Competency and Evaluation Requirements Rescinded
NH 024-060 12/16/2024 Reminder of Communications Requirements with Home and Community Services Current
NH 019-025 10/18/2019 QSO-20-01-NH Consumer Alerts Added to the NH Compare Website & the Five Star Quality Rating System Current
NH 025-036 08/08/2025 Revised QSO-25-23-ALL: Guidance for the Expiration of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) Current
NH 012-009 07/27/2012 S&C 12-35: Safe Use of Single Dose/Single Use Medications to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections Current
NH 021-011 02/05/2021 Certificates of Parental Improvement and Background Checks Current