ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters
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| Provider Type | Letter | Date | Subject | Status(desc) | Notes | ||
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| NH | 018-018 | 08/09/2018 | QSO 18-18-NH: Immediate Imposition of Federal Remedies | Current | |||
| NH | 022-007 | 01/10/2022 | Updates from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Washington State Department of Health | Current | |||
| NH | 024-059 | 12/06/2024 | QSO-25-07-NH, Revised LTC Surveyor Guidance: Significant Revisions to Enhance Quality and Oversight of the LTC Survey Process | Current |
Superseded March 19, 2025 |
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| NH | 014-005 | 06/27/2014 | Complaint Resolution Unit Taking Live Public Calls | Current | |||
| NH | 020-056 | 08/06/2020 | Behavioral Health Provider Visits | Current | |||
| NH | 021-035 | 05/05/2021 | CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Clinical Records | Current | |||
| NH | 016-041 | 12/01/2016 | Permanent Rule Filing Chapter 388-97 WAC | Current | |||
| NH | 023-040 | 11/17/2023 | Strengthened Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control Deficiencies and Quality Improvement Activities in NH | Current | |||
| NH | 019-023 | 10/11/2019 | Authorized Use of the Background Check System (BCS) | Current | |||
| NH | 022-038 | 06/23/2022 | Emergency Preparedness: Reminder About Maximum Temperatures in Nursing Home Settings | Current | |||
| NH | 022-056 | 10/04/2022 | CMS Updated Guidance in QSO-22-15-NH & NLTC & LSC, Related to Nurse Aide Training Competency and Evaluation Requirements | Rescinded | |||
| NH | 021-024 | 03/24/2021 | Emergency Rules Suspending TB Testing | Rescinded | |||
| NH | 022-030 | 05/17/2022 | Reinstatement of Tuberculosis Testing Requirements July 1, 2022 | Rescinded | |||
| NH | 023-033 | 10/09/2023 | RCS Staff Mask Wearing and Related Procedures During the 2023-2024 Respiratory Illness Season | Rescinded | |||
| NH | 016-036 | 11/08/2016 | POLST Training | Rescinded | |||
| NH | 022-033 | 05/27/2022 | Use of Emergency Medical Services by Licensed and Certified Long-Term Care Providers | Rescinded | |||
| NH | 015-013 | 04/20/2015 | Use of Emergency Medical Services | Rescinded |
See NH #2022-033 |
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| NH | 014-008 | 07/17/2014 | LTC Ombuds Access to Resident Information & Records | Superseded |
Replaced by 014-022 |
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| NH | 013-003 | 03/05/2013 | Department's Role as a Regulator | Superseded |
Replaced by 014-006 |
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| NH | 025-006 | 02/28/2025 | Rescinding the Temporary Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant - Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 120 Days in a NH | Superseded | |||
| NH | 020-005 | 02/21/2020 | Concerning 2019 Novel Coronavirus Illness (2019-nCOV) | Superseded | |||
| 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 | Superseded |
August 16, 2024 |
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| 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)) | Superseded |
Superseded 2/28/2025 |
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| NH | 020-007 | 03/09/2020 | Investigation Process in COVID-19 Situations and Suspension of Certain Survey Activities | Superseded | |||
| NH | 020-008 | 03/11/2020 | Investigation Process in COVID-19 Situations and Suspension of Certain Survey Activities | Superseded |