ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 018-001 01/26/2018 S&C 18-08-NH: An Initiative to Address Facility Initiated Discharges that Violate Federal Regulations 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 022-003 01/07/2022 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Services Current
NH 022-062 11/16/2022 Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar 2022 Current
NH 021-039 05/19/2021 CR-103E Canceled and CR-103E Filed Related to Some NH Requirements Current
NH 012-006 07/09/2012 Revisions to Questions on the Complaint Hotline Current
NH 020-034 05/22/2020 Update on State Portal to Report Required COVID-19 Data to CDC Current
NH 021-077 10/08/2021 Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar Current
NH 018-010 05/07/2018 Elimination of Dear Provider Postcards Current
NH 016-004 02/05/2016 NH Guidelines (aka “The Purple Book”) Sixth Edition Current
NH 025-012 03/28/2025 Update to RCS Staff Mask Wearing in LTC Settings During Respiratory Illness Season Current
NH 018-027 12/21/2018 Nursing Home Transfer or Discharge Notice (DSHS 10-237) Current
NH 024-038 08/16/2024 Updated: Geriatric Behavioral Health Worker (GBHW) Hour Validation Process Ongoing Current
NH 016-038 11/16/2016 Supplemental 3.4 HPRD Instructions & Reporting Template for NH Facilities Current
NH 021-063 09/02/2021 Rapid Response Team 2 Short Term Staffing Current
NH 022-039 06/23/2022 CMS QSO 22-17-ALL: Updating Staff Vaccination Survey Requirements Current
NH 013-011 06/13/2013 Changes to Quality Assurance Nurse (QAN) Program Current
NH 024-003 01/22/2024 Updates to Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 Outbreak Definition and Outbreak Reporting Requirements Current
NH 020-085 11/13/2020 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Current
NH 015-003 02/12/2015 Advanced Revisions to Interpretive Guidance at F155: CPR Current
NH 025-059 12/10/2025 UPDATED PHARMACY RULES & SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1720, MEDICATION ASSISTANCE INTERESTED PARTIES MEETING Current
NH 022-020 03/18/2022 Secretary of Health Order 20-03.8, Face Coverings - Statewide, Effective March 12, 2022 Current

Amended April 1, 2022

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 022-046 08/12/2022 CR-103E Emergency Rules Filed to Extend Waived Rules Related to Transfer & Discharge of Nursing Home Residents 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