ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(desc) Notes
NH 016-003 01/27/2016 Nursing Assistant Registry Inquiry Form Current
NH 021-061 08/24/2021 Order Free PPE Through the State of WA Between Now & October 31, 2021 Current
NH 018-012 05/11/2018 List of Notifiable Health Conditions Current
NH 023-027 06/09/2023 Update on RCS Transition to Paperless Work Use of Email an Fax to Submit Documents to RCS Current
NH 023-026 06/09/2023 QSO-18-24-ESRD: Guidance and Survey Process for Reviewing Home Dialysis Services in a Nursing Home (Revised) Current
NH 013-024 12/30/2013 CR 102 Filed: Formal Phase of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 020-051 08/03/2020 Off Hour Surveys Current
NH 025-017 05/22/2025 NH Fee Increase Current
NH 020-103 12/23/2020 UPDATES TO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS: OUTBREAK DEFINITION AND GUIDANCE FOR TRANSFERS Current
NH 022-002 01/06/2022 CMS Changes to COVID-19 Survey Activities and Increased Oversight Current
NH 019-018 09/13/2019 CR-101 Filed to Propose Adding and Amending Sections to Chapter 388-97 WAC (TB Screening) Current
NH 024-015 03/21/2024 Document Access Requirements During RCS Field Visits Current

Amended March 29, 2024

NH 015-008 03/17/2015 Nursing Assistant Registry Inquiry Form Current
NH 020-084 11/13/2020 Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar 2020 Current
NH 025-048 10/02/2025 VACCINATION REMINDER: COVID-19, FLU, RSV, AND PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES Current
NH 021-030 04/23/2021 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Services Current
NH 022-060 10/31/2022 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Released Revised QSO-20-38-NH, Updating Facility Testing Requirements for Staff and Residents Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 012-009 07/27/2012 S&C 12-35: Safe Use of Single Dose/Single Use Medications to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections Current
NH 020-019 04/13/2020 CR-101 Filed Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Direct Care Staff/ EHB 1564) Current
NH 024-047 10/01/2024 COVID-19, INFLUENZA, RSV, AND PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINATION REMINDER Current

Amended October 16, 2024

NH 016-004 02/05/2016 NH Guidelines (aka “The Purple Book”) Sixth Edition Current
NH 021-062 08/27/2021 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Service Current
NH 018-013 05/22/2018 Transition to Payroll Based Journal Staffing Measures on NH Compare Tool & Five Star Quality Rating System Current
NH 023-028 06/22/2023 Policy and Regulatory Changes to the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements (Updated) Current
NH 014-001 03/07/2014 CR 102 Filed: Formal Phase of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Background Checks) Current