ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 022-007 01/10/2022 Updates from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Washington State Department of Health Current
NH 026-001 01/12/2026 CLARIFYING BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS IN NURSING HOMES, SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, AND NURSING FACILITIES Current
NH 020-072 10/08/2020 QSO-21-02-NH Compliance with Residents’ Rights Requirements Related to NH Residents’ Right to Vote Current
NH 023-035 10/27/2023 Revised Guidance for Uses of Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) Funds Current
NH 019-001 02/01/2019 Clarifying Information Regarding Compliance with F600 Free from Abuse and Neglect Current
NH 025-046 09/30/2025 Online Request for Informal Dispute Resolution Current
NH 020-057 08/12/2020 Safe Start Recommendations and Requirements for Long-Term Care Settings 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 024-001 01/16/2024 Precautions for Residents and Staff for Extreme Cold Weather Conditions Current
NH 015-020 05/27/2015 Nursing Home QAPI Initiatives FAQ Current
NH 018-016 06/07/2018 Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI) “Toolkit” Current
NH 016-005 02/25/2016 Update Regarding Expectations For E-Cigarettes & Vaping Devices Current
NH 021-052 07/02/2021 Philips Product Recall, including CPAP, Bilevel Pap, and Mechanical Ventilators Current
NH 025-017 05/22/2025 NH Fee Increase Current
NH 026-029 08/04/2026 Emergency Evacuation Reporting Current
NH 016-039 11/22/2016 S&C 17-07-NH Advance Copy – Revisions to State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix PP – Revised Regulations & Tags Current
NH 020-010 03/12/2020 QSO-20-17-ALL: Guidance for Use of Certain Industrial Respirators by Health Care Personnel Superseded

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 022-042 07/08/2022 Proposed Amendments to Chapters 388-76, 388-78A, 388-97, and 388-107 to Reinstate Inspection Schedules Current
NH 013-004 04/15/2013 S&C 13-13: New Dining Standards of Practice Resources Current
NH 014-014 09/15/2014 Updates to Complaint Hotline Script Current
NH 021-075 09/24/2021 Interim Final Rule: CMS-3401-IFC: Additional Policy & Regulatory Revisions Related to LTC Facility COVID Testing Requirements Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 025-002 01/31/2025 QSO-25-11-NH, Long-Term Care (LTC) Facility Acute Respiratory Illness Reporting Requirements Current
NH 026-021 05/01/2026 QSO-26-08-NH: Clarification regarding Nurse Aide Training Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP) and Nurse Aide Competency Evaluation Program (CEP) requirements and allowable flexibilities Current
NH 024-051 10/24/2024 QSO-24-21-NH, Compliance with Residents’ Rights Requirement Related to NH Residents’ Right to Vote Current
NH 022-023 04/15/2022 CMS Releases QSO-22-15-NH Memo Announcing Discontinuation of Nursing Assistant Certification Waiver Current