ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(desc) Notes
ESF 024-013 04/02/2024 NAC and HCA Credentialing Backlogs Current
ESF 024-014 04/05/2024 Update to RCS Staff Mask Wearing in LTC Settings During Respiratory Illness Season Current
ESF 016-007 07/20/2016 CR 103P Permanent Rule Filing Chapter 388-107 WAC Current
ESF 021-004 01/28/2021 COVID-19 Proclamations Extended under SCR 8402 Current
ESF 025-003 02/07/2025 Increased Regulatory Focus by Office of the State Fire Marshal Current
ESF 019-007 09/20/2019 Influenza & Pneumococcal Reminder Current
ESF 023-007 03/17/2023 1st Amendment Auditors Visiting State Agencies Current
ESF 021-033 07/02/2021 Philips Product Recall, including CPAP, Bilevel Pap, and Mechanical Ventilators Current
ESF 025-034 12/10/2025 Social Workers as Mental Health Providers in Enhanced Services Facilities Current
ESF 020-029 08/12/2020 Safe Start Recommendations and Requirements for Long-Term Care Settings Current
ESF 024-012 04/15/2024 Environmental Risk Assessment - Suicide and Self-Harm Current
ESF 016-008 07/20/2016 Emergency Evacuation Current
ESF 021-005 02/01/2021 COVID-19 Vaccination Information Current
ESF 025-004 02/18/2025 Information and Resources Regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI / "Bird Flu" and Backyard Flocks Current
ESF 019-008 10/11/2019 Authorized Use of the Background Check System (BCS) Current
ESF 023-009 03/24/2023 Storage and Usage of Resident Supplies and Equipment Regardless of Funding Source Current
ESF 021-034 07/08/2021 Updates from Washington State Department of Health Current
ESF 025-035 12/10/2025 UPDATED PHARMACY RULES & SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1720, MEDICATION ASSISTANCE INTERESTED PARTIES MEETING Current
ESF 020-030 08/13/2020 Eviction Moratorium During COVID-19 Outbreak Current
ESF 024-015 04/23/2024 Resume Stakeholder Engagement to Consider Amending Rules to Implement Substitute House Bill 1218 Current
ESF 016-009 09/14/2016 Influenza & Pneumococcal Immunization Reminder Current
ESF 022-015 04/28/2022 Resuming Fingerprint Background Checks Current
ESF 021-006 02/05/2021 Certificates of Parental Improvement and Background Checks Current
ESF 025-005 03/03/2025 Guidance on Immigration Enforcement Operations in Long-Term Care Settings Current

Revised 3/10/2025
ESF 019-009 12/13/2019 Nurse Delegation Not Required for Use of Opioid Reversal Medication in Long-Term Care Facilities Current