ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 023-016 04/14/2023 CR-101 Filed to Propose Amending Rules Related to Resident Access to Death with Dignity Medications Current
NH 022-048 08/25/2022 CR-103P (Permanent Rule) Filed to Add Sections to Chapters 388-76, 388-78A, 388-97, and 388-107 WAC to Re-establish Inspection Schedules Current
NH 020-076 10/23/2020 Clarification about Facility Testing of PASRR Evaluators and Other Essential Personnel Current
NH 019-027 11/22/2019 Change of Ownership Process Change for Medicaid Contracted Facilities Current
NH 024-014 03/21/2024 CR-103P Filed (Permanent Rules) for Chapter 246-843 WAC NH Administrators Licensing Requirements and Retired/Active License 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Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant - Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 120 Days in a NH Superseded

Superseded June 30, 2025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 024-032 07/12/2024 Guidance for 911 Outages 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 020-062 08/28/2020 CMS Announcements About New Infection Control Training 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 021-063 09/02/2021 Rapid Response Team 2 Short Term Staffing 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 025-053 10/16/2025 UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR MELATONIN USE IN NURSING HOMES (NHs) Current
NH 021-088 11/08/2021 Clarification on Health Care Provider Screening Current
NH 021-031 04/23/2021 QSO-21-17-NH Updates to LTC Emergency Regulatory Waivers Issued in Response to COVID-199 Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 024-042 08/29/2024 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND LONG-TERM CARE WEBINAR Current
NH 026-015 04/06/2026 Revised: QSO-18-12-Deemed Providers/Suppliers Current
NH 021-051 07/02/2021 Safe Start for Long-Term Care Plans Updated Current
NH 018-001 01/26/2018 S&C 18-08-NH: An Initiative to Address Facility Initiated Discharges that Violate Federal Regulations Current
NH 020-069 09/25/2020 Long-Term Care Worker Certification Current
NH 020-026 04/28/2020 COVID-19 Communicative Technology Grant Requests Current
NH 016-010 05/05/2016 CR 103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules on Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 020-055 08/06/2020 Order of the Secretary of Health 20-03.1 Face Coverings – Statewide Current
NH 014-021 10/08/2014 Revisions to RAI User Current
NH 022-022 04/08/2022 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Services Current