ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type(desc) Letter Date Subject Status Notes
NH 013-003 03/05/2013 Department's Role as a Regulator Superseded

Replaced by 014-006

NH 019-011 03/29/2019 QSO 19-10-NH Specialized Infection Prevention & Control Training for NH Staff Current
NH 022-011 02/04/2022 Update to DOH Admission Guidance Current
NH 020-007 03/09/2020 Investigation Process in COVID-19 Situations and Suspension of Certain Survey Activities Superseded

Superseded by #008

NH 016-018 06/23/2016 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 018-001 01/26/2018 S&C 18-08-NH: An Initiative to Address Facility Initiated Discharges that Violate Federal Regulations Current
NH 020-096 12/09/2020 NURSING HOME COVID-19 TESTING SUPPLY UPDATE Current
NH 021-085 10/29/2021 Personal Care Services Survey Current
NH 021-031 04/23/2021 QSO-21-17-NH Updates to LTC Emergency Regulatory Waivers Issued in Response to COVID-199 Current
NH 022-039 06/23/2022 CMS QSO 22-17-ALL: Updating Staff Vaccination Survey Requirements Current
NH 024-003 01/22/2024 Updates to Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 Outbreak Definition and Outbreak Reporting Requirements Current
NH 023-010 03/17/2023 1st Amendment Auditors Visiting State Agencies Current
NH 021-052 07/02/2021 Philips Product Recall, including CPAP, Bilevel Pap, and Mechanical Ventilators Current
NH 022-020 03/18/2022 Secretary of Health Order 20-03.8, Face Coverings - Statewide, Effective March 12, 2022 Current

Amended April 1, 2022

NH 015-018 05/18/2015 S&C 15-36: Requesting an Appeal with the Departmental Appeals Board (DAB) Current
NH 023-030 09/14/2023 Provider Responsibilities for Provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Respiratory Protection Program (RPP), and Changes to Department of Health (DOH) RPP Resources Current
NH 022-001 01/04/2022 Healthcare Management Solutions, LLC Awarded Contract to Conduct Nursing Home Full Recertification Surveys Current
NH 020-059 08/17/2020 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending or Suspending Some NH Requirements and CR 101 Filed to Consider Permanently Amending the Rules Current
NH 016-005 02/25/2016 Update Regarding Expectations For E-Cigarettes & Vaping Devices Current
NH 022-046 08/12/2022 CR-103E Emergency Rules Filed to Extend Waived Rules Related to Transfer & Discharge of Nursing Home Residents Current
NH 024-010 03/08/2024 Geriatric Behavioral Health Worker (GBHW) Qualifications, Supervision and Training Requirements, and Instructions for Temporary Inclusion of Previously Reported State Q2, Q3 and/or Q4 2023 Into the Direct Care House Per Resident Day (HPRD) Calculation Current
NH 020-085 11/13/2020 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Current
NH 014-006 06/27/2014 Department Role 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 013-004 04/15/2013 S&C 13-13: New Dining Standards of Practice Resources Current