ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(desc) Notes
AFH 024-038 09/16/2024 RCS STAFF MASK WEARING AND RELATED PROCEDURES DURING THE 2024-2025 RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SEASON Current
ALF 025-033 08/08/2025 Home Care Aide Certification Timeline Extended to 365 Days from the Date of Hire Current
ALF 022-013 03/21/2022 Resuming On-Site HCS Client Visits Current
NH 017-022 07/17/2017 S&C 17-37-NH Revision of Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Policies and CMP Analytic Tool Current
AFH 026-013 04/06/2026 Amendments to Chapter 388-76 WAC, Chapter 388-78A WAC, Chapter 388-107 WAC -Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Current
NH 021-014 02/09/2021 Discontinued: Incentives for Skilled Nursing Facilities That Accept Admission from Acute Care Hospitals Current
ALF 021-066 12/23/2021 Temporary Medicaid Rate Increase Continued Current
CCRSS 021-034 07/08/2021 Updates from Washington State Department of Health Current
ESF 019-009 12/13/2019 Nurse Delegation Not Required for Use of Opioid Reversal Medication in Long-Term Care Facilities Current
AFH 020-026 06/10/2020 Implementation of Passed Legislation ESHB 1023 Allowing Certain AFHs to Increase Bed Capacity to Seven or Eight Current
AFH 016-005 01/27/2016 First Aid Requirements for Licensed Nurses Current
ALF 025-017 05/29/2025 Home Care Aide Certification Timeline Extended to July 31, 2025 Current
NH 022-061 10/31/2022 QSO-20-39-NH Revised, Updating Guidance for Nursing Home Visitation Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

ICFIID 014-007 09/15/2014 Updates to Complaint Hotline Script Current
NH 020-062 08/28/2020 CMS Announcements About New Infection Control Training Current
CCRSS 012-004 06/12/2012 Managed Care Medical Program Current
CCRSS 025-028 12/18/2025 WASHINGTON (WA) STATE DEATH WITH DIGNITY ACT (DWDA) – IMPLEMENTATION BY CERTIFIED COMMUNITY RESIDENTIAL SERVICES AND SUPPORTS (CCRSS) PROVIDERS Current
CCRSS 022-018 08/23/2022 Monkeypox Update from Washington State Department of Health Current
CCRSS 018-007 06/11/2018 Behavioral Health Training Survey Current
NH 016-037 11/16/2016 S&C 14-36 (Revisions); Infection Control Breaches Which Warrant Referral to Public Health Authorities Current
NH 023-016 04/14/2023 CR-101 Filed to Propose Amending Rules Related to Resident Access to Death with Dignity Medications Current
CCRSS 024-020 06/14/2024 Notice of Public Power Safety Shutoffs Current
AFH 015-015 07/08/2015 Staff Record Review: Background Checks Current
NH 020-086 11/13/2020 Admission Incentive: Hospital Discharges to Nursing Homes Current
AFH 014-002 03/07/2014 CR 102 Filed: Formal Phase of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-76 WAC (Background Checks) Current