ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(asc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 017-029 10/18/2017 Informational Stakeholder Meeting: Background Check Requirements Current
NH 020-061 08/28/2020 QSO-20-35-ALL - Enforcement Cases Held During the Prioritization Period & Revised Survey Prioritization Current
NH 017-005 02/22/2017 CDC Guidance for Water Management Plans Current
NH 018-021 08/31/2018 Influenza and Pneumococcal Reminder Current
NH 024-036 08/02/2024 Personal Care Services Survey Current
NH 021-032 04/23/2021 Visual Aid for Understanding LTC Facility Visits Under the Safe Start Plan Current
NH 025-034 07/18/2025 QSO-25-19-ALL, Release of CMS-2567: Statement of Deficiencies and Plan of Correction Current
NH 020-050 08/03/2020 CMS Update on RUG-IV and PDPM Codes Current
NH 022-019 03/16/2022 QSO-22-08-NH Update of Nursing Home Compare Website Criteria Current
NH 021-072 09/10/2021 CR-102 Filing for Changes to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 025-019 05/23/2025 Case Mix Index Detail (CMID) Report Authorization Form Current
NH 020-091 12/02/2020 The Department of Health Process for Point-of-Care Testing Reporting Current

Amended 12/16/2020

NH 024-044 09/16/2024 DSHS ADMINISTRATIVE POLCIY 13.13- INSURANCE REQUIRMENTS FOR CONTRACTED FACILITIES Current
NH 017-019 06/30/2017 S&C 17-35-ALL: Reasonable Assurance Will Apply to Providers Who Voluntarily Terminate & Seek New Certification if a Termination Action by the SA Had Been Initiated Current
NH 016-034 10/21/2016 CR-101 Filed to Propose Adding & Amending Sections to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 018-013 05/22/2018 Transition to Payroll Based Journal Staffing Measures on NH Compare Tool & Five Star Quality Rating System Current
NH 019-023 10/11/2019 Authorized Use of the Background Check System (BCS) Current
NH 020-076 10/23/2020 Clarification about Facility Testing of PASRR Evaluators and Other Essential Personnel Current
NH 023-016 04/14/2023 CR-101 Filed to Propose Amending Rules Related to Resident Access to Death with Dignity Medications Current
NH 024-014 03/21/2024 CR-103P Filed (Permanent Rules) for Chapter 246-843 WAC NH Administrators Licensing Requirements and Retired/Active License Current
NH 014-012 09/02/2014 S&C Memo 14-34-NH: Advance Revisions Interpretive Guidance at F-371 Current
NH 020-062 08/28/2020 CMS Announcements About New Infection Control Training Current
NH 020-086 11/13/2020 Admission Incentive: Hospital Discharges to Nursing Homes 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
NH 022-038 06/23/2022 Emergency Preparedness: Reminder About Maximum Temperatures in Nursing Home Settings Current