ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters
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| Provider Type | Letter(asc) | Date | Subject | Status | Notes | ||
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| NH | 022-031 | 05/26/2022 | CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending NH Requirements for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and Resident Rooms | Current | |||
| NH | 024-019 | 04/11/2024 | CMS Released QSO-24-08-NH, Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes | Current | |||
| NH | 024-011 | 03/15/2024 | Temporary Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant-Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 4 Months in a Nursing Home (NH)) | 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 | 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 | 024-002 | 01/19/2024 | Nursing Home Provider Expectation to Follow Public Health Guidance | Current | |||
| NH | 023-041 | 11/17/2023 | Nursing Home Visitation: COVID-19 (Revised) | Current | |||
| NH | 023-039 | 11/17/2023 | Quality, Safety and Education Portal (QSEP) | Current | |||
| NH | 023-042 | 11/30/2023 | Categorical Waiver - Health Care Microgrid Systems | Current | |||
| NH | 023-038 | 11/09/2023 | Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) Pilot Project for Nursing Homes Wrap Up and Feedback Request | Current | |||
| NH | 023-036 | 10/27/2023 | Updates to Nursing Home Care Compare Staffing and Quality Measures | Current | |||
| NH | 023-035 | 10/27/2023 | Revised Guidance for Uses of Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP) Funds | Current | |||
| NH | 023-034 | 10/20/2023 | Pre-Admission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar 2023 | Current | |||
| NH | 023-032 | 10/05/2023 | Resuming the Exception Requests to the 24-Hour RN Staffing Requirement and Process Update | Current | |||
| NH | 023-029 | 07/18/2023 | Healthcare Management Solutions LLC Awarded Contract to Conduct Nursing Home Full Recertification Surveys | Current | |||
| NH | 023-028 | 06/22/2023 | Policy and Regulatory Changes to the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements (Updated) | 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 | 023-025 | 06/08/2023 | Emergency Preparedness: Reminder About Maximum Temperatures in Nursing Home Settings | Current | |||
| NH | 023-024 | 06/05/2023 | WAC 388-97-1081, Minimum Staffing Standards 3.4 Direct Care Hours Emergency Rule Implementation Plan | Current | |||
| NH | 023-023 | 05/25/2023 | Federal Public Health Emergency Ends May 11, 2023, Including Certain CMS 1135 Waivers and Flexibilities | Current | |||
| NH | 023-021 | 04/28/2023 | State Operations Manual Chapter 5 - Implementation Dates for Revised Guidance | Current | |||
| NH | 023-020 | 04/28/2023 | Updates to the NH Compare Website & 5 Star Quality Rating System: Adjusting Ratings Based on Erroneous Schizophrenia Coding and Posting Dispute Resolution Information | Current | |||
| NH | 023-019 | 04/28/2023 | New Fingerprint Background Check Requirement for Nursing Home Changes of Ownership | Current | |||
| NH | 023-017 | 04/14/2023 | CR-103E Emergency Rules Filed to Continue to Waive Certain Transfer and Discharge Requirements | Current |
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| NH | 023-015 | 03/30/2023 | Discontinuing Discretionary Tasks and Resuming Mandatory Facility Tasks in the Long-Term Care Survey Process | Current |