ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(desc) Notes
NH 022-054 09/28/2022 Emergency Health Practitioner Volunteer Program Ends When the State of Emergency Ends on October 31, 2022 Current
NH 024-036 08/02/2024 Personal Care Services Survey Current
NH 021-083 10/19/2021 Critical Staffing Management in LTC Settings Current
NH 018-002 01/30/2018 Formal Phase (CR 102) of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 012-014 09/26/2012 S&C 12-42: Partnership to Improve Dementia Care Current
NH 020-040 06/16/2020 End of Community Home Project (CHP) Hospital Surge Funding Announcement Current
NH 020-041 06/16/2020 COVID 19: Reopening of Washington State and Resident Visits to the Community Current

Amended 01/11/2021
NH 016-010 05/05/2016 CR 103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules on Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 023-017 04/14/2023 CR-103E Emergency Rules Filed to Continue to Waive Certain Transfer and Discharge Requirements Current

 

 
NH 021-021 03/04/2021 Long-Term Care Resilience Training Opportunity Current
NH 026-008 02/18/2026 Amendments to Chapter 388-76 WAC, Chapter 388-78A WAC, Chapter 388-97 WAC, Chapter 388-107 WAC- Disaster Preparedness Current
NH 025-007 02/28/2025 January 16, 2025 Updates from the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Current
NH 022-024 04/22/2022 QSO 22-15-NH & NLTC & LSC, Physician Visits and Delegation to Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners Current
NH 019-009 03/15/2019 Vulnerable Adult Statement of Rights Current
NH 014-006 06/27/2014 Department Role Current
NH 020-073 10/08/2020 QSO-20-41-ALL Guidance Related to the Emergency Preparedness Testing Requirements (COVID-19) Current

Superseded August 8, 2025
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 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 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 015-014 04/22/2015 Cannabis (Marijuana) Guidance 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 018-003 02/01/2018 Department of Health Influenza Update Current