ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
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 015-030 08/31/2015 Use of Electronic Cigarettes in Long-Term Care Facilities Current
NH 020-091 12/02/2020 The Department of Health Process for Point-of-Care Testing Reporting Current

Amended 12/16/2020

NH 018-004 03/08/2018 NH Information Changes Current
NH 023-034 10/20/2023 Pre-Admission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar 2023 Current
NH 021-043 05/25/2021 QSO-21-19-NH Interim Final Rule: COVID-19 Vaccine Immunization Reporting Requirements for Residents and Staff Current
NH 016-022 08/05/2016 Tuberculosis Testing Update Current
NH 021-082 10/11/2021 Safe Start for LTC Plans Updated Current
NH 020-075 10/23/2020 Pharmacy Partnership for LTC Program for COVID-19 Vaccination Current
NH 024-034 07/26/2024 Updates to Nursing Home Data and Care Compare Current
NH 021-026 03/30/2021 24-Hour Registered Nurse Staffing Requirement Update Current
NH 019-026 11/08/2019 Filing of CR-105 (Expedited Rule) Amending Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 016-002 01/11/2016 CR 103-E (Emergency Filing) Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 021-049 06/25/2021 LTC Facilities to Follow Safe Start Plans Beyond June 30, 2021 Current
NH 025-013 03/28/2025 Emergency Preparedness Considerations for Volcanic Ashfall Current
NH 020-062 08/28/2020 CMS Announcements About New Infection Control Training Current
NH 022-053 09/22/2022 Ninth CR-103E Extension Filed for Emergency Rules Amending or Suspending Some NH Requirements Related to PASRR Current
NH 020-086 11/13/2020 Admission Incentive: Hospital Discharges to Nursing Homes Current
NH 021-034 04/30/2021 Employer Responsibilities for Respiratory Protection Program and Provision of PPE Superseded

023-030

NH 016-015 06/06/2016 24-Hour Requirement in Nursing Homes Update Current
NH 014-020 10/06/2014 Building Respect for Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Older Adults Current
NH 018-019 08/23/2018 CR 101 Filed to Propose Adding and Amending Sections to Chapter 388-97 WAC (TB Screening) Current
NH 024-006 02/22/2024 Rapid Response Teams Unwinding in Long-Term Care Settings Current
NH 020-023 04/16/2020 Support if the Provider or Administrator Becomes Ill with COVID-19 Current
NH 022-061 10/31/2022 QSO-20-39-NH Revised, Updating Guidance for Nursing Home Visitation Current

Superseded August 8, 2025