ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 020-042 06/26/2020 Emergency Rules (CR-103E) Amending WAC 388-97-1740 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness, 388-97-1760 Quality Assessment and Assurance and 388-97-2400 Resident Rooms Current
NH 024-009 03/08/2024 Reporting and Instructions of Minimum Staffing Standards 3.4 Hours of Direct Care Per Resident Per Day (HPRD) Temporary Inclusion of Previously Unreported Hours for State Q2, Q3, and/or Q4, 2023 Current
NH 021-088 11/08/2021 Clarification on Health Care Provider Screening Current
NH 017-003 01/26/2017 Electronic Plan of Correction (ePOC) Current
NH 013-019 10/03/2013 S&C 13-42: Reminder About Access & Visitation Rights in Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities Current
NH 025-006 02/28/2025 Rescinding the Temporary Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant - Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 120 Days in a NH Current
NH 020-088 11/17/2020 Visitation Restrictions Required Under Governor Proclamation 20-25.8 Current

Amended 1/4/2021

NH 020-009 03/11/2020 COVID-19 Links and Additional Information Superseded

Superseded by #011

NH 022-022 04/08/2022 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Services Current
NH 022-003 01/07/2022 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Services Current
NH 024-038 08/16/2024 Updated: Geriatric Behavioral Health Worker (GBHW) Hour Validation Process Ongoing Current
NH 021-039 05/19/2021 CR-103E Canceled and CR-103E Filed Related to Some NH Requirements Current
NH 021-006 01/26/2021 Emergency Rules (CR-103E) Amending WA 388-97-1380 and 388-97-1580, Related to Tuberculosis Testing in NH Current
NH 020-072 10/08/2020 QSO-21-02-NH Compliance with Residents’ Rights Requirements Related to NH Residents’ Right to Vote Current
NH 023-009 03/17/2023 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Nursing Homes) Current
NH 019-020 09/27/2019 Updates to Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Resource Materials Current
NH 021-078 10/08/2021 Rescinding CR-103E for WAC 388-97-1380, Tuberculosis - Testing Required and WAC 388-97-1580, Tuberculosis - Test Records Current
NH 021-016 03/29/2021 Updates to the Safe Start for LTC Recommendations & Requirements Current
NH 016-032 09/28/2016 S&C 16-33: Emergency Preparedness Requirements Conference Call Current
NH 022-016 02/25/2022 Recall of Certain Bed Rails Current
NH 023-030 09/14/2023 Provider Responsibilities for Provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Respiratory Protection Program (RPP), and Changes to Department of Health (DOH) RPP Resources Current
NH 012-015 11/21/2012 MDS Helpline & 2013 MDS Training Dates Current
NH 019-002 02/01/2019 CR-101 Re-filed to Propose Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Appeal Rights) Current
NH 024-010 03/08/2024 Geriatric Behavioral Health Worker (GBHW) Qualifications, Supervision and Training Requirements, and Instructions for Temporary Inclusion of Previously Reported State Q2, Q3 and/or Q4 2023 Into the Direct Care House Per Resident Day (HPRD) Calculation Superseded

August 16, 2024

NH 022-042 07/08/2022 Proposed Amendments to Chapters 388-76, 388-78A, 388-97, and 388-107 to Reinstate Inspection Schedules Current