ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(asc) Notes
NH 021-055 07/08/2021 Changes to Background Check Disqualifiers Current
NH 017-019 06/30/2017 S&C 17-35-ALL: Reasonable Assurance Will Apply to Providers Who Voluntarily Terminate & Seek New Certification if a Termination Action by the SA Had Been Initiated Current
NH 025-032 07/17/2025 Personal Care Services Survey Current
NH 020-004 02/11/2020 Preventing Transmission of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Current
NH 012-002 02/22/2012 Nursing Home Guidelines (aka "The Purple Book") Fifth Edition (February 2012) Effective Immediately Current
NH 022-057 10/05/2022 Statewide 1135 Waiver Approved by CMS to Extend Nurse Aide Training and Certification Deadline Current
NH 020-096 12/09/2020 NURSING HOME COVID-19 TESTING SUPPLY UPDATE Current
NH 015-033 10/08/2015 New Background Check Result Letters Current
NH 024-032 07/12/2024 Guidance for 911 Outages Current
NH 017-031 11/03/2017 Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Resident Assessment) Current
NH 021-087 11/05/2021 Respirator Fit Testing and Respiratory Protection Program Resource 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 013-017 09/23/2013 Influenza & Pneumococcal Immunization Reminders Current
NH 023-011 03/24/2023 Storage and Usage of Resident Supplies and Equipment Regardless of Funding Source Current
NH 021-016 03/29/2021 Updates to the Safe Start for LTC Recommendations & Requirements Current
NH 016-030 09/27/2016 S&C 16-40-NH: Notice of Interim Final Rule Adjusting Civil Monetary Penalties Current
NH 025-003 01/31/2025 Increased Regulatory Focus by the Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) Current
NH 026-012 03/19/2026 CR-103P Filed to Repeal Expired Sections of Chapter 388-97 WAC (Nursing Home) Current
NH 019-004 02/01/2019 Notification of Final Rule Adjusting Civil Money Penalties for Inflation Current
NH 022-028 05/05/2022 QSO-22-15-NH & NLTC & LSC Announcing Discontinuation of Several Waivers in 30 and 60 Day Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 020-069 09/25/2020 Long-Term Care Worker Certification Current
NH 024-001 01/16/2024 Precautions for Residents and Staff for Extreme Cold Weather Conditions Current
NH 021-056 07/12/2021 Skilled Nursing Facility Survey: Identification of Barriers to Admission of Residents with Opiate Use Disorders Current
NH 017-020 07/07/2017 Background Check System (BCS) Project Current
NH 025-035 08/08/2025 Expired - QSO 19-07-NH: Enhanced Oversight and Enforcement of Non-Improving Late Adopters Current