ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(asc) Notes
NH 022-035 06/10/2022 Nursing Home Informal Dispute Resolution Pilot Project Current
NH 020-029 04/30/2020 Minor or Simple Edits to Statements of Deficiencies Current
NH 025-027 06/30/2025 iQIES NH/LTC Launch July 14, 2025: Guidance to Surveyors & Survey Certification & Enforcement Staff Current
NH 016-014 06/10/2016 S&C 16-26-NH: FY2016 to FY2017 Nursing Home Action Plan 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 018-023 09/21/2018 Background Check Processing Delays Current
NH 024-025 05/30/2024 TB Rulemaking and Community Partner Engagement for NH, AFH, ALF and ESF to Resume in July 2024 Current
NH 014-010 07/17/2014 CR 103P Filed: Final Amendments Related to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Background Checks) Current
NH 020-061 08/28/2020 QSO-20-35-ALL - Enforcement Cases Held During the Prioritization Period & Revised Survey Prioritization Current
NH 017-004 02/06/2017 S&C 17-17-ALL: Recommendations Regarding Cyber Security Current
NH 021-001 01/07/2021 CR-103E FILED TO EXTEND EMERGENCY RULE AMENDING NURSING HOME REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO CLINICAL RECORDS Current
NH 025-054 10/20/2025 TIMELY, IMPARTIAL, & ACCURATE ADMISSION DECISION MAKING – MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT ORGANISM (MDRO) CANDIDA AURIS (C. AURIS) Current
NH 023-005 02/07/2023 CMS Released Revised S&C 17-15-LSC: Use of FSES, NFPA 101A, Guide on Alternative Approaches to Life Safety, 2013 Edition by Health Care Occupancies and Board and Care Occupancies Current
NH 022-003 01/07/2022 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Services Current
NH 019-028 11/27/2019 QSO-20-03-NH Phase 3 Interpretive Guidance, Arbitration Agreement Requirements and Announcement of New Resources Current
NH 024-057 11/15/2024 Processing of Background Checks While Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts is Experiencing an Outage Current
NH 015-017 05/18/2015 Updated Pre-Admission Screening & Resident Review (PASRR) Form Current
NH 020-092 12/02/2020 Rapid Response Short-Term Crisis Staffing Current
NH 017-025 08/30/2017 S&C 17-43-ALL Quality & Certification Oversight Reports (QCOR) Website Launch (NH) Current
NH 026-019 05/05/2026 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Requirements in Long Term Care Facilities Current
NH 023-038 11/09/2023 Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR) Pilot Project for Nursing Homes Wrap Up and Feedback Request Current
NH 022-036 06/10/2022 Emergency Rules (CR-103E) Rescinded to Reinstate WAC 388-97-1740 Related to Fire Drills and 388-97-2400 Related to Windows in Resident Rooms Current
NH 020-030 05/04/2020 COVID Only Facilities Current
NH 025-028 06/30/2025 Reinstating the Temporary Process for Verification of Nursing Assistant-Registered (NAR) Eligibility to Continue Working Past 4 Months in a NH Current
NH 016-015 06/06/2016 24-Hour Requirement in Nursing Homes Update Current