ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

Subscribe to GoDelivery! By doing so, you will receive an email link to topics of interest as soon as they are posted.

Access the archive from calendar years 2014 and prior


Select the type of provider letter

Year

Select the year
Enter a keyword to search by subject
Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 024-061 12/20/2024 Character, Competency, and Suitability Reviews Current
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 020-051 08/03/2020 Off Hour Surveys Current
NH 020-008 03/11/2020 Investigation Process in COVID-19 Situations and Suspension of Certain Survey Activities Superseded

Superseded by #011

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 015-031 08/31/2015 CR 103 Filed: Final Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC 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Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant - Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 120 Days in a NH Superseded

Superseded June 30, 2025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 016-023 08/09/2016 Exception to 24 Hour R.N. Staffing Requirement Current
NH 025-029 06/30/2025 WA State 24/7 Registered Nurse (RN) Staffing Exception Process - Updated Current
NH 022-030 05/17/2022 Reinstatement of Tuberculosis Testing Requirements July 1, 2022 Rescinded
NH 019-001 02/01/2019 Clarifying Information Regarding Compliance with F600 Free from Abuse and Neglect Current
NH 020-042 06/26/2020 Emergency Rules (CR-103E) Amending WAC 388-97-1740 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness, 388-97-1760 Quality Assessment and Assurance and 388-97-2400 Resident Rooms Current
NH 018-014 05/22/2018 Permanent Rule Filing (CR 103) Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 020-063 08/28/2020 CFR 103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending NH Requirements and CR-101 Filed to Consider Permanently Amending the Rules for Physician Services Current
NH 021-064 09/03/2021 Continued Use of Eye Protection to Prevent COVID-19 Infection to Protect Yourself and the People You Serve 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Superseded August 8, 2025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 016-035 10/31/2016 S&C: 16-42-NH Notification of Final Rule Published Reform of Requirements for Long-Rerm Care (LTC) Facilities Current
NH 025-057 11/26/2025 QTSO MEMO 2025-057 - CMSNET END OF SUPPORT FOR WIDOWS 10 Current
NH 023-009 03/17/2023 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Nursing Homes) Current
NH 021-051 07/02/2021 Safe Start for Long-Term Care Plans Updated Current
NH 016-016 06/09/2016 Character, Competence & Suitability for Owner or Designee Current
NH 025-038 08/14/2025 CR-103P Filed to Add to Chapter 388-76 WAC and Amend Chapter 388-76 WAC, Chapter 388-78A WAC, Chapter 388-97 WAC, Chapter 388-107 WAC Current
NH 014-021 10/08/2014 Revisions to RAI User Current
NH 023-033 10/09/2023 RCS Staff Mask Wearing and Related Procedures During the 2023-2024 Respiratory Illness Season Rescinded