ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
ESF 017-005 09/29/2017 Background Check: Interim Fingerprint Check Notification Current
ESF 024-014 04/05/2024 Update to RCS Staff Mask Wearing in LTC Settings During Respiratory Illness Season Current
ESF 018-008 08/23/2018 CR 101 Filed to Propose Adding and Amending Sections to Chapter 388-107 WAC (TB Screening) Current
ESF 022-017 05/17/2022 Reinstatement of Tuberculosis Testing Requirements July 1, 2022 Current

Amended 5/26/2022

ESF 020-027 08/06/2020 Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.1 Face Coverings – Statewide Current
ESF 017-001 03/23/2017 Applicant Request for a Copy of Background Check Information Current
ESF 021-007 02/10/2021 Interim Recommendations for Co-administration of COVID-19 Vaccine and Tuberculosis Testing Products Current
ESF 019-009 12/13/2019 Nurse Delegation Not Required for Use of Opioid Reversal Medication in Long-Term Care Facilities Current
ESF 023-014 04/14/2023 Rapid Response Teams for Short-Term Staffing in Long-Term Care Setting Current
ESF 020-011 04/07/2020 Sharing of Information for the United States Census Current
ESF 025-017 06/25/2025 Emergency Preparedness Considerations for Summer Hazards Current
ESF 017-006 09/29/2017 Influenza and Pneumococcal Reminder Current
ESF 024-004 02/08/2024 Infection Prevention Control and Emergency Preparedness Contacts and Roles Current
ESF 019-006 09/13/2019 CR-101 Filed to Propose Adding and Amending Sections to Chapter 388-107 WAC (TB Screening) Current
ESF 022-006 02/25/2022 Recall of Certain Bed Rails Current
ESF 021-007 02/10/2021 Interim Recommendations for Co-administration of COVID-19 Vaccine and Tuberculosis Testing Products Current
ESF 020-006 03/23/2020 REQUESTS FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) Current

Superseded by 020-008

ESF 020-038 11/13/2020 POSTPONED: RCS Reimplementation of Inspection and Investigation Activities Current

Amended

ESF 025-038 12/18/2025 WASHINGTON (WA) STATE DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT (DWDA) – IMPLEMENTATION WITHIN ENHANCED SERVICES FACILITIES (ESF) 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 022-012 03/21/2022 Resuming On-Site HCS Client Visits Current
ESF 025-026 09/22/2025 RCS STAFF MASK WEARING AND RELATED PROCEDURES DURING THE 2025-2026 RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SEASON Superseded
ESF 021-025 05/06/2021 Changes to WSP RAP Sheet Current
ESF 022-026 08/23/2022 Monkeypox Update from Washington State Department of Health Current
ESF 026-006 02/12/2026 COVID-19 Testing Considerations for Admissions / Move-ins From Hospitals Current