ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters
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| Provider Type | Letter | Date | Subject | Status(desc) | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH | 025-053 | 10/16/2025 | UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR MELATONIN USE IN NURSING HOMES (NHs) | Current | |||
| NH | 023-004 | 01/26/2023 | Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) Pilot Project for Nursing Homes Extended | 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 | 021-008 | 01/28/2021 | Process to Request Emergency Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) During a Shortage | Current | |||
| NH | 024-056 | 11/07/2024 | Emergency Preparedness Considerations for Flooding | Current | |||
| NH | 022-011 | 02/04/2022 | Update to DOH Admission Guidance | 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 | 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 |
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| NH | 026-020 | 05/01/2026 | Nursing Home Transfer or Discharge Notice Reminders | Current | |||
| NH | 023-036 | 10/27/2023 | Updates to Nursing Home Care Compare Staffing and Quality Measures | Current | |||
| NH | 017-003 | 01/26/2017 | Electronic Plan of Correction (ePOC) | Current | |||
| NH | 021-041 | 05/21/2021 | CR-101 Filed to Consider Amending Sections of Chapter 388-97 WAC | Current | |||
| NH | 025-027 | 06/30/2025 | iQIES NH/LTC Launch July 14, 2025: Guidance to Surveyors & Survey Certification & Enforcement Staff | Current | |||
| NH | 022-043 | 07/12/2022 | Personal Care Services Survey | Current | |||
| NH | 019-028 | 11/27/2019 | QSO-20-03-NH Phase 3 Interpretive Guidance, Arbitration Agreement Requirements and Announcement of New Resources | Current | |||
| NH | 015-017 | 05/18/2015 | Updated Pre-Admission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) Form | Current | |||
| NH | 020-092 | 12/02/2020 | Rapid Response Short-Term Crisis Staffing | Current | |||
| NH | 024-025 | 05/30/2024 | TB Rulemaking and Community Partner Engagement for NH, AFH, ALF and ESF to Resume in July 2024 | Current | |||
| NH | 021-072 | 09/10/2021 | CR-102 Filing for Changes to Chapter 388-97 WAC | Current | |||
| NH | 017-024 | 08/11/2017 | S&C 17-38-LSC Fire & Smoke Door Annual Testing Requirements in Health Care Occupancies | Current | |||
| NH | 013-002 | 02/26/2013 | CR 103 Filed: Final Amendments Related to Chapter 388-97 WAC | Current | |||
| NH | 020-029 | 04/30/2020 | Minor or Simple Edits to Statements of Deficiencies | Current | |||
| NH | 025-054 | 10/20/2025 | TIMELY, IMPARTIAL, & ACCURATE ADMISSION DECISION MAKING – MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT ORGANISM (MDRO) CANDIDA AURIS (C. AURIS) | Current | |||
| NH | 023-005 | 02/07/2023 | CMS Released Revised S&C 17-15-LSC: Use of FSES, NFPA 101A, Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety, 2013 Edition by Health Care Occupancies and Board and Care Occupancies | Current |