ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(asc) Notes
NH 024-036 08/02/2024 Personal Care Services Survey Current
NH 020-032 05/07/2020 QSO-20-29-NH Interim Final Rule Updating Requirements for Notification of Confirmed & Suspected COVID-19 Cases Among Residents & Staff Current
NH 021-005 01/21/2021 Continued Incentives to Skilled Nursing Facilities that Accept Admission from Acute Care Hospitals Current

See update issued 2/9/21
NH 013-014 08/09/2013 CR 101 Filed to Add/Amend Sections of Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 023-017 04/14/2023 CR-103E Emergency Rules Filed to Continue to Waive Certain Transfer and Discharge Requirements Current

 

 
NH 022-008 01/14/2022 Nursing Facility Support for Hospital Discharges Current

Amended February 10, 2022
NH 018-027 12/21/2018 Nursing Home Transfer or Discharge Notice (DSHS 10-237) Current
NH 016-026 09/12/2016 Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 025-007 02/28/2025 January 16, 2025 Updates from the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Current
NH 020-065 09/16/2020 COVID-19 Proclamations Extended Through October 1, 2020 Current
NH 021-037 05/06/2021 Changes to WSP RAP Sheet Current
NH 014-022 10/13/2014 Update: LTC Ombuds Access to Resident Information & Records Current
NH 024-005 02/08/2024 Infection Prevention Control and Emergency Preparedness Contacts and Roles Current
NH 022-039 06/23/2022 CMS QSO 22-17-ALL: Updating Staff Vaccination Survey Requirements Current
NH 020-001 01/10/2020 Infection Control in Long-Term Care Webinar Series Current
NH 017-016 06/12/2017 Update Regarding Resource Utilization Group: Reduction for Medicaid Resident in the Low Acuity RUG Groups Current
NH 021-069 09/03/2021 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Clinical Records Current
NH 017-028 10/13/2017 S&C:17-45-NH Electronic Staffing Submission – Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Public Use File Current
NH 015-030 08/31/2015 Use of Electronic Cigarettes in Long-Term Care Facilities Current
NH 024-037 08/09/2024 As of July 1, 2024, CMS Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) Replaced Resource Utilization Group (RUG) Methodology to Determine Minimum Data Set (MDS) Assessment Accuracy Current
NH 020-033 05/18/2020 COVID-19: Additional Blanket Waivers, Governor Proclamation Extensions and New CMS Toolkit Current
NH 020-034 05/22/2020 Update on State Portal to Report Required COVID-19 Data to CDC Current
NH 021-006 01/26/2021 Emergency Rules (CR-103E) Amending WA 388-97-1380 and 388-97-1580, Related to Tuberculosis Testing in NH Current
NH 013-015 08/29/2013 S&C 13-56: Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Discharge Assessments That Have Not Been Completed and/or Submitted Current
NH 023-018 04/14/2023 Rapid Response Teams for Short-Term Staffing in Long-Term Care Setting Current