ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(desc) Notes
NH 018-021 08/31/2018 Influenza and Pneumococcal Reminder Current
NH 021-023 03/19/2021 Update on NHSN and State Reporting Portal for COVID-19 Data Current
NH 023-026 06/09/2023 QSO-18-24-ESRD: Guidance and Survey Process for Reviewing Home Dialysis Services in a Nursing Home (Revised) 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 022-026 04/27/2022 CR-103E Extension Filed for Emergency Rules Amending or Suspending Some NH Requirements Related to PASRR and Resident Groups Current
NH 017-002 01/19/2017 Minimum Documentation & Review Standards for the Activities of Daily Living Coded on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Current
NH 019-026 11/08/2019 Filing of CR-105 (Expedited Rule) Amending Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 021-054 07/08/2021 Updates from Washington State Department of Health Current
NH 024-015 03/21/2024 Document Access Requirements During RCS Field Visits Current

Amended March 29, 2024

NH 015-019 05/12/2015 Reporting Non-Consensual Sexual Contact Current
NH 020-091 12/02/2020 The Department of Health Process for Point-of-Care Testing Reporting Current

Amended 12/16/2020

NH 017-022 07/17/2017 S&C 17-37-NH Revision of Civil Money Penalty (CMP) Policies and CMP Analytic Tool Current
NH 020-095 12/09/2020 CR-103E FILED TO EXTEND EMERGENCY RULES AMENDING OR SUSPENDING SOME Current
NH 022-061 10/31/2022 QSO-20-39-NH Revised, Updating Guidance for Nursing Home Visitation Current

Amended November 3, 2022

NH 013-001 01/10/2013 S&C 13-02: Clarification of Guidance Related to Medication Errors & Pharmacy Services Current
NH 020-028 04/30/2020 QSO 20-28-NH: Five Star Quality Rating System Updates, Staff Counts and Frequently Asked Questions Current
NH 021-087 11/05/2021 Respirator Fit Testing and Respiratory Protection Program Resource Current
NH 016-013 06/10/2016 Release of Draft Long-Term Care Facility (LTCF) Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) 3.0 User’s Manual Version 1.14 Current
NH 018-022 09/18/2018 QSO 17-30 Revised 07.06.2018 Clarifying Requirements to Reduce Legionella Risk in Healthcare Facility Water Systems Current
NH 023-028 06/22/2023 Policy and Regulatory Changes to the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements (Updated) Current
NH 014-009 07/17/2014 Antipsychotic Drug Use by Vulnerable Adults with Dementia in NHs Current
NH 020-060 08/25/2020 Update on NHSN and State Reporting Portal for COVID-19 Data Current

Amended September 2, 2020

NH 022-027 04/28/2022 CR-103E Emergency Rules Filed Related to Transfer and Discharge of NH Residents Current
NH 017-003 01/26/2017 Electronic Plan of Correction (ePOC) Current
NH 019-027 11/22/2019 Change of Ownership Process Change for Medicaid Contracted Facilities Current