ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 014-011 08/13/2014 Handling of E. WA Wildfires & Emergency Preparedness Planning Reminder Current
NH 020-100 12/15/2020 COVID-19 VACCINATION WEBSITES AND PFIZER-BIONTECH COVID-19 VACCINE WEB PAGE Current
NH 020-047 07/17/2020 Clarification of NH #2020-038 and CMS QSO 20-31-AL: Enhanced Enforcement Standards for Infection Control Current
NH 021-072 09/10/2021 CR-102 Filing for Changes to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 022-019 03/16/2022 QSO-22-08-NH Update of Nursing Home Compare Website Criteria Current
NH 021-036 05/05/2021 QSO-20-39-NH Revised - NH Visitation and Other Safe Start Plan Updates – COVID 19 Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 021-056 07/12/2021 Skilled Nursing Facility Survey: Identification of Barriers to Admission of Residents with Opiate Use Disorders Current
NH 025-020 05/23/2025 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-76 WAC, 388-78A WAC, 388-97 WAC, Chapter 388-107 WAC Current
NH 024-027 06/06/2024 Clarification to the Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASARR or PASRR) Level 1 Screening Process Current

Amended August 23, 2024

NH 021-004 01/20/2021 LTC Resident Rights and the COVID-19 Vaccine Current
NH 016-028 09/14/2016 Pre-admission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) Updates Webinar 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Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant - Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 120 Days in a NH Superseded

Superseded June 30, 2025

NH 023-021 04/28/2023 State Operations Manual Chapter 5 - Implementation Dates for Revised Guidance Current
NH 026-005 01/29/2026 CR-103P (PERMANENT RULE) FILED TO REPEAL SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 388-97 WAC THAT ARE NO LONGER IN USE (NURSING HOMES) Current
NH 025-028 06/30/2025 Reinstating the Temporary Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant-Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 4 Months in a NH Current
NH 021-014 02/09/2021 Discontinued: Incentives for Skilled Nursing Facilities That Accept Admission from Acute Care Hospitals Current
NH 021-029 04/09/2021 QSO-21-15-ALL Updated Guidance for Emergency Preparedness - Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual Current
NH 022-038 06/23/2022 Emergency Preparedness: Reminder About Maximum Temperatures in Nursing Home Settings Current
NH 016-037 11/16/2016 S&C 14-36 (Revisions); Infection Control Breaches Which Warrant Referral to Public Health Authorities Current
NH 020-018 04/09/2020 Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioner (Chapter 70.15 RCW) Current
NH 014-012 09/02/2014 S&C Memo 14-34-NH: Advance Revisions Interpretive Guidance at F-371 Current
NH 022-058 10/07/2022 Epidemic Preparedness and Response Guidelines Current
NH 021-035 05/05/2021 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Clinical Records Current
NH 024-061 12/20/2024 Character, Competency, and Suitability Reviews Current
NH 020-008 03/11/2020 Investigation Process in COVID-19 Situations and Suspension of Certain Survey Activities Superseded

Superseded by #011