ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 020-050 08/03/2020 CMS Update on RUG-IV and PDPM Codes Current
NH 022-047 08/23/2022 Monkeypox Update from Washington State Department of Health Current
NH 016-029 09/27/2016 S&C 16-38-ALL: Notification of Final Federal Rule Publication - Emergency Preparedness Current
NH 017-008 04/06/2017 S&C 17-21-ALL: Information to Assist Providers & Suppliers in Meeting the New Training/Testing Requirements of the Emergency Preparedness Final Rule Current
NH 021-043 05/25/2021 QSO-21-19-NH Interim Final Rule: COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Reporting Requirements for Residents and Staff Current
NH 020-030 05/04/2020 COVID Only Facilities Current
NH 024-046 09/24/2024 UPDATES TO CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (CMS) SKILLED NURSING FACILITY (SNF) ADVANCED BENEFICIARY NOTICE (ABN) FORM CMS-10055 Current
NH 014-003 06/17/2014 Resident/Client Protection Program & Provider Practice Coordination & Communication OPP Current
NH 021-026 03/30/2021 24-Hour Registered Nurse Staffing Requirement Update Current
NH 022-052 09/20/2022 COVID-19, Influenza and Pneumococcal Reminder Current
NH 020-015 04/21/2020 Revised Processes: Personal Protective Equipment Ordering and COVID-19 Testing Current

Revised 04-21-2020
NH 017-001 01/19/2017 S&C 16-21-ALL: Updated Guidance to Surveyors on Federal Requirements for Providing Services to Justice-Involved Individuals Current
NH 017-021 07/13/2017 S&C 17-36-NH Revision to State Operations Manual (SOM) Appendix PP for Phase 2, F-Tag Revisions & Related Issues Current
NH 023-034 10/20/2023 Pre-Admission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar 2023 Current
NH 024-055 11/07/2024 Respiratory Protection Against Airborne Diseases and Regulatory Requirements Current
NH 019-010 03/22/2019 QSO-19-08-NH April 2019 Improvements to NH Compare & the Five Star Rating System Current
NH 021-034 04/30/2021 Employer Responsibilities for Respiratory Protection Program and Provision of PPE Superseded

023-030
NH 017-032 11/27/2017 Testing for Cure with Clostridium Difficile Infected Residents Current
NH 020-006 02/28/2020 QSO-20-11-NH Release of Additional Toolkits to Ensure Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes Current
NH 020-067 09/23/2020 COVID-19 Visitation Support Grant Requests Current
NH 015-034 11/09/2015 Online Reporting Current
NH 020-051 08/03/2020 Off Hour Surveys Current
NH 022-061 10/31/2022 QSO-20-39-NH Revised, Updating Guidance for Nursing Home Visitation Current

Amended November 3, 2022
NH 020-089 11/18/2020 Reminder to Allow Health Care Provider Visits Current
NH 021-002 01/15/2021 Interim Recommendations for Co-administration of COVID-19 Vaccine and Tuberculosis Testing Products Current