ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(desc) Notes
NH 024-048 10/07/2024 COMPLETION OF THE NURSING HOME (NH) INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION (IDR) PANEL PILOT PROJECT Current
NH 020-036 05/26/2020 Emergency Rules (CR-103E) Amending WAC 388-97-0300 Notice of Rights and Services in NH Current
NH 022-005 01/07/2022 New Testing Program “Operation Expanded Testing” Available Current
NH 013-017 09/23/2013 Influenza & Pneumococcal Immunization Reminders Current
NH 023-028 06/22/2023 Policy and Regulatory Changes to the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements (Updated) Current
NH 019-003 02/01/2019 CR 101 Filed to Propose Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Geriatric Specialty Training) Current
NH 021-031 04/23/2021 QSO-21-17-NH Updates to LTC Emergency Regulatory Waivers Issued in Response to COVID-199 Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 016-029 09/27/2016 S&C 16-38-ALL: Notification of Final Federal Rule Publication - Emergency Preparedness Current
NH 020-068 09/24/2020 Influenza and Pneumococcal Reminders Current
NH 022-034 06/10/2022 Alternatives to Temporary Barriers Used to Separate COVID Areas in LTC Settings Current
NH 024-017 04/02/2024 NAC and HCA Credentialing Backlogs Current
NH 021-064 09/03/2021 Continued Use of Eye Protection to Prevent COVID-19 Infection to Protect Yourself and the People You Serve Current
NH 017-020 07/07/2017 Background Check System (BCS) Project Current
NH 025-050 10/13/2025 PRE-ADMISSION SCREENING & RESIDENT REVIEW (PASRR) WEBINAR 2025 Current
NH 012-003 02/28/2012 Revisions to RAI User's Manual / MDS Training Sessions Current
NH 022-062 11/16/2022 Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar 2022 Current
NH 017-032 11/27/2017 Testing for Cure with Clostridium Difficile Infected Residents Current
NH 025-054 10/20/2025 TIMELY, IMPARTIAL, & ACCURATE ADMISSION DECISION MAKING – MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT ORGANISM (MDRO) CANDIDA AURIS (C. AURIS) Current
NH 021-001 01/07/2021 CR-103E FILED TO EXTEND EMERGENCY RULE AMENDING NURSING HOME REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO CLINICAL RECORDS Current
NH 015-034 11/09/2015 Online Reporting Current
NH 024-049 10/14/2024 REVISED: TRANSITIONING CERTIFICATION FUNCTIONS FOR CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP (CHOWS), ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES, AND INITIAL ENROLLMENT PERFORMED BY THE SURVEY & OPERATIONS GROUP (SOG) LOCATIONS Current
NH 020-037 05/28/2020 COVID-19 Testing of Residents and Staff of Nursing Homes Current

Revised June 3, 2020

NH 022-003 01/07/2022 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Services Current
NH 013-018 09/26/2013 Revisions to RAI User's Manual Current
NH 023-029 07/18/2023 Healthcare Management Solutions LLC Awarded Contract to Conduct Nursing Home Full Recertification Surveys Current