ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(desc) Notes
ESF 020-009 04/07/2020 Proclamation 20-16 and End of Life Situations Current
AFH 020-058 11/13/2020 COVID- 19 Testing of Residential Care Services Staff Current
ALF 024-002 01/22/2024 Updates to Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 Outbreak Definition and Outbreak Reporting Requirements Current

Amended  July 22, 2025

ICFIID 019-002 03/04/2019 Emergency Preparedness: Updates to Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual (SOM) Current
CCRSS 013-004 08/05/2013 CR 101 Filed to Add/Amend Sections of Chapter 388-101 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
AFH 025-023 06/05/2025 Updates to the Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Program (LTC QIP) Current
CCRSS 024-035 12/06/2024 Updated: Investigation and Referral process for Allegations Unrelated to Physical or Sexual Abuse 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 021-043 09/03/2021 Continued Use of Eye Protection to Prevent COVID-19 Infection to Protect Yourself and the People You Serve Current
ICFIID 020-053 12/14/2020 WASHINGTON STATE BOARD OF HEALTH EMERGENCY RULE CONTINUING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COVID-19 Current
AFH 015-013 06/29/2015 Implementing Federal Home & Community Based Settings (HCBS) Rules Current
NH 021-030 04/23/2021 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Services Current
ALF 016-005 03/04/2016 ALF Guidebook: Second Edition Current
CCRSS 020-021 07/01/2020 Information Regarding SSHB 1651 Current
ALF 020-003 01/31/2020 CR 101 Filed to Propose Amending a Section of Chapter 388-78A WAC (Investigations) Current
NH 025-048 10/02/2025 VACCINATION REMINDER: COVID-19, FLU, RSV, AND PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES Current
ESF 022-017 05/17/2022 Reinstatement of Tuberculosis Testing Requirements July 1, 2022 Current

Amended 5/26/2022

AFH 024-021 05/10/2024 Implementation of Passed Legislation ESHB 2347: AFH – DSHS – Information on Website Current
CCRSS 021-057 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

CCRSS 021-010 02/18/2021 Travel Advisory/Restrictions and Governor's Proclamation 20-83 Current
CCRSS 020-034 09/16/2020 COVID-19 Proclamations Extended Through October 1, 2020 Current
NH 021-036 07/01/2021 Safe Start for Long-Term Care Plans Updated Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 017-002 01/19/2017 Minimum Documentation & Review Standards for the Activities of Daily Living Coded on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Current
AFH 023-029 09/07/2023 Implementation of Chapter 388-76 WAC Amendments Current