ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 022-058 10/07/2022 Epidemic Preparedness and Response Guidelines Current
NH 021-069 09/03/2021 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Clinical Records Current
NH 021-053 07/02/2021 CR-101 Filed to Consider Amending Sections of Chapter 388-97 WAC, Nursing Homes Current
NH 014-012 09/02/2014 S&C Memo 14-34-NH: Advance Revisions Interpretive Guidance at F-371 Current
NH 017-032 11/27/2017 Testing for Cure with Clostridium Difficile Infected Residents Current
NH 020-023 04/16/2020 Support if the Provider or Administrator Becomes Ill with COVID-19 Current
NH 024-049 10/14/2024 REVISED: TRANSITIONING CERTIFICATION FUNCTIONS FOR CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP (CHOWS), ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES, AND INITIAL ENROLLMENT PERFORMED BY THE SURVEY & OPERATIONS GROUP (SOG) LOCATIONS Current
NH 021-005 01/21/2021 Continued Incentives to Skilled Nursing Facilities that Accept Admission from Acute Care Hospitals Current

See update issued 2/9/21
NH 020-008 03/11/2020 Investigation Process in COVID-19 Situations and Suspension of Certain Survey Activities Superseded

Superseded by #011
NH 022-030 05/17/2022 Reinstatement of Tuberculosis Testing Requirements July 1, 2022 Rescinded
NH 022-011 02/04/2022 Update to DOH Admission Guidance Current
NH 018-006 04/09/2018 Focus Groups Regarding Behavioral Health Service Opportunities Current
NH 019-020 09/27/2019 Updates to Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Resource Materials Current
NH 025-009 03/14/2025 Upcoming Training Opportunity: NH Pilot Reporting and Investigation of Facility-Reported Incidents Current
NH 020-034 05/22/2020 Update on State Portal to Report Required COVID-19 Data to CDC Current
NH 024-057 11/15/2024 Processing of Background Checks While Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts is Experiencing an Outage Current
NH 021-012 02/10/2021 QSO-21-11-ALL - New Platform for Submission of 1135 Waiver Requests and Inquiries - Go Live Current
NH 021-085 10/29/2021 Personal Care Services Survey Current
NH 017-023 07/26/2017 Reminder of Updates to Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Current
NH 019-001 02/01/2019 Clarifying Information Regarding Compliance with F600 Free from Abuse and Neglect Current
NH 020-063 08/28/2020 CFR 103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending NH Requirements and CR-101 Filed to Consider Permanently Amending the Rules for Physician Services Current
NH 016-004 02/05/2016 NH Guidelines (aka “The Purple Book”) Sixth Edition Current
NH 024-042 08/29/2024 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND LONG-TERM CARE WEBINAR Current
NH 016-038 11/16/2016 Supplemental 3.4 HPRD Instructions & Reporting Template for NH Facilities Current
NH 013-003 03/05/2013 Department's Role as a Regulator Superseded

Replaced by 014-006