ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(desc) Notes
NH 024-005 02/08/2024 Infection Prevention Control and Emergency Preparedness Contacts and Roles Current
NH 021-052 07/02/2021 Philips Product Recall, including CPAP, Bilevel Pap, and Mechanical Ventilators Current
NH 014-006 06/27/2014 Department Role Current
NH 020-081 11/13/2020 COVID- 19 Testing of Residential Care Services Staff Current
NH 025-039 08/14/2025 QSO-23-10-NH Expired on 07/30/2025 - Strengthened Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control Deficiencies Current
NH 022-054 09/28/2022 Emergency Health Practitioner Volunteer Program Ends When the State of Emergency Ends on October 31, 2022 Current
NH 016-042 12/19/2016 S&C 17-12-NH: LTC Regulation: Enforcement of Rule Prohibiting Use of Pre-dispute Binding Arbitration Agreements is Suspended so long as court ordered injunction remains in effect Current
NH 020-017 04/08/2020 Updated COVID-19 Information: Use of Alternate Space as Resident Rooms, Governor Proclamations, and CMS Waivers Current
NH 024-037 08/09/2024 As of July 1, 2024, CMS Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Replaced Resource Utilization Group (RUG) Methodology to Determine Minimum Data Set (MDS) Assessment Accuracy Current
NH 021-084 10/28/2021 Nursing Facility COVID Units Current
NH 018-012 05/11/2018 List of Notifiable Health Conditions Current
NH 026-001 01/12/2026 CLARIFYING BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS IN NURSING HOMES, SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, AND NURSING FACILITIES Current
NH 023-018 04/14/2023 Rapid Response Teams for Short-Term Staffing in Long-Term Care Setting Current
NH 021-022 03/19/2021 No Cost Health Support Team Training Opportunity Current

Amended 06/24/2021

NH 012-016 11/27/2012 CR 102 Formal Phase of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WA Current
NH 020-050 08/03/2020 CMS Update on RUG-IV and PDPM Codes Current
NH 025-008 03/03/2025 Guidance on Immigration Enforcement Operations in Long-Term Care Settings Current

Revised 3/10/2025

NH 022-025 04/27/2022 Additional CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Clinical Records Current
NH 016-011 05/10/2016 CR 102 Filed to Amend Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 019-017 08/30/2019 Upcoming Changes to MDS & Case Mix Current
NH 026-032 08/20/2026 Emergency Proclamations by the Governor 26-03 and 26-03.1 Current
NH 024-007 02/22/2024 Notification to Providers of Important Candida Auris Information Current
NH 021-053 07/02/2021 CR-101 Filed to Consider Amending Sections of Chapter 388-97 WAC, Nursing Homes Current
NH 014-007 07/17/2014 Final Amendments Related to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 020-082 11/13/2020 Summary of Pilot for Modified Off-Site Case Mix Accuracy Reviews Current