ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 016-011 05/10/2016 CR 102 Filed to Amend Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 013-020 10/15/2013 Recurrent Nationwide Shortage of Tuberculin Skin Test Antigen Solutions Current
NH 021-061 08/24/2021 Order Free PPE Through the State of WA Between Now & October 31, 2021 Current
NH 022-063 11/16/2022 QSO-23-02-ALL Released, Revising Guidance for Staff Vaccination Requirements Current
NH 015-003 02/12/2015 Advanced Revisions to Interpretive Guidance at F155: CPR Current
NH 020-041 06/16/2020 COVID 19: Reopening of Washington State and Resident Visits to the Community Current

Amended 01/11/2021

NH 019-016 08/30/2019 Exceptions to the 24 Hour RN Staffing Requirement Current
NH 020-020 04/13/2020 Sharing Information for the United States Census Current
NH 024-039 08/16/2024 Enhanced Facility Wide Assessment Current
NH 012-015 11/21/2012 MDS Helpline & 2013 MDS Training Dates Current
NH 020-048 07/27/2020 Investigation and Referral Process for Allegations Unrelated to Physical or Sexual Abuse Current

Superseded by NH #2024-058

NH 019-029 12/13/2019 Nursing Assistant Testing Process Change Current
NH 022-055 09/29/2022 Residential Care Services Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Program Current
NH 024-059 12/06/2024 QSO-25-07-NH, Revised LTC Surveyor Guidance: Significant Revisions to Enhance Quality and Oversight of the LTC Survey Process Current

Superseded March 19, 2025

NH 022-009 01/18/2022 CR-103E Emergency Rule Supersedes Previous Emergency Rule Related to the Transfer & Discharge of NH Residents Current
NH 015-025 07/23/2015 Character, Competency & Suitability (CCS) Determination Form Current
NH 016-012 05/17/2016 Resource Utilization Group: Reduction for Medicaid Residents in PA1-PC1 RUG Groups Current
NH 013-021 10/24/2013 Updates to Complaint Hotline Script Superseded

Replaced by NH 014-014

NH 017-028 10/13/2017 S&C:17-45-NH Electronic Staffing Submission – Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Public Use File Current
NH 023-032 10/05/2023 Resuming the Exception Requests to the 24-Hour RN Staffing Requirement and Process Update Current
NH 022-032 05/26/2022 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending or Suspending NH Requirements Related to PASRR Current
NH 017-006 03/06/2017 S&C 17-19-NH: Revision to State Operations Manual (SOP) Appendix PP Current
NH 024-029 06/14/2024 Notice of Public Power Safety Shutoffs Current
NH 015-004 02/12/2015 Clarification of Terms Implicating the Spousal Relationship in Regulations & Guidance for Medicare & Medicaid Certified Providers and Suppliers Current
NH 019-017 08/30/2019 Upcoming Changes to MDS & Case Mix Current