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 021-005 01/21/2021 Continued Incentives to Skilled Nursing Facilities that Accept Admission from Acute Care Hospitals Current

See update issued 2/9/21

NH 024-032 07/12/2024 Guidance for 911 Outages Current
NH 013-018 09/26/2013 Revisions to RAI User's Manual Current
NH 016-015 06/06/2016 24-Hour Requirement in Nursing Homes Update Current
NH 020-082 11/13/2020 Summary of Pilot for Modified Off-Site Case Mix Accuracy Reviews Current
NH 021-014 02/09/2021 Discontinued: Incentives for Skilled Nursing Facilities That Accept Admission from Acute Care Hospitals Current
NH 022-035 06/10/2022 Nursing Home Informal Dispute Resolution Pilot Project Current
NH 014-020 10/06/2014 Building Respect for Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Older Adults Current
NH 020-023 04/16/2020 Support if the Provider or Administrator Becomes Ill with COVID-19 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 021-030 04/23/2021 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Services Current
NH 015-031 08/31/2015 CR 103 Filed: Final Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 024-041 08/29/2024 UPCOMING TRAINING OPPORTUNITY: WASHINGTON STATE’S CRISIS SYSTEM: WHAT SERVICES ARE, HOW TO ACCESS, AND WHAT TO EXPECT Current
NH 020-067 09/23/2020 COVID-19 Visitation Support Grant Requests Current
NH 021-036 07/01/2021 Safe Start for Long-Term Care Plans Updated Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 016-023 08/09/2016 Exception to 24 Hour R.N. Staffing Requirement Current
NH 020-089 11/18/2020 Reminder to Allow Health Care Provider Visits Current
NH 018-025 10/12/2018 Background Check Citations and Processing Delays Current
NH 012-014 09/26/2012 S&C 12-42: Partnership to Improve Dementia Care Current
NH 020-034 05/22/2020 Update on State Portal to Report Required COVID-19 Data to CDC Current
NH 018-010 05/07/2018 Elimination of Dear Provider Postcards Current
NH 024-009 03/08/2024 Reporting and Instructions of Minimum Staffing Standards 3.4 Hours of Direct Care Per Resident Per Day (HPRD) Temporary Inclusion of Previously Unreported Hours for State Q2, Q3, and/or Q4, 2023 Current
NH 024-050 10/24/2024 QSO-25-01-NH, Revised Updates to NH Care Compare Staffing and Quality Measures Current
NH 021-006 01/26/2021 Emergency Rules (CR-103E) Amending WA 388-97-1380 and 388-97-1580, Related to Tuberculosis Testing in NH Current