ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 026-013 03/26/2026 CR 103P Filed to Amend Chapter 388-97 WAC Codifying COVID Requirements During the Pandemic Current
NH 013-002 02/26/2013 CR 103 Filed: Final Amendments Related to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 021-034 04/30/2021 Employer Responsibilities for Respiratory Protection Program and Provision of PPE Superseded

023-030

NH 014-012 09/02/2014 S&C Memo 14-34-NH: Advance Revisions Interpretive Guidance at F-371 Current
NH 024-061 12/20/2024 Character, Competency, and Suitability Reviews Current
NH 024-008 03/08/2024 Critical Staffing Management in LTC Settings Update Current
NH 021-002 01/15/2021 Interim Recommendations for Co-administration of COVID-19 Vaccine and Tuberculosis Testing Products Current
NH 015-009 03/20/2015 Submitting Confidential Fax Number Change Requests Current
NH 018-025 10/12/2018 Background Check Citations and Processing Delays 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Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant - Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 120 Days in a NH Superseded

Superseded June 30, 2025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 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 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 022-035 06/10/2022 Nursing Home Informal Dispute Resolution Pilot Project Current
NH 020-062 08/28/2020 CMS Announcements About New Infection Control Training Current
NH 021-049 06/25/2021 LTC Facilities to Follow Safe Start Plans Beyond June 30, 2021 Current
NH 018-013 05/22/2018 Transition to Payroll Based Journal Staffing Measures on NH Compare Tool & Five Star Quality Rating System Current
NH 025-052 10/16/2025 CLARIFICATION OF WASHINGTON NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH BACKGROUND CHECKS AND NATIONAL FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS Superseded
NH 025-053 10/16/2025 UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR MELATONIN USE IN NURSING HOMES (NHs) Current
NH 023-009 03/17/2023 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Nursing Homes) Current
NH 020-099 12/14/2020 WASHINGTON STATE BOARD OF HEALTH EMERGENCY RULE CONTINUING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR COVID-19 Current
NH 020-019 04/13/2020 CR-101 Filed Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Direct Care Staff/ EHB 1564) Current
NH 026-015 04/06/2026 Revised: QSO-18-12-Deemed Providers/Suppliers Current
NH 013-003 03/05/2013 Department's Role as a Regulator Superseded

Replaced by 014-006

NH 014-013 09/08/2014 Notification of Medicare Benefits to Residents and Change in CMS Medicare Beneficiary Appeals Contractor Current