ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter(desc) Date Subject Status Notes
NH 025-039 08/14/2025 QSO-23-10-NH Expired on 07/30/2025 - Strengthened Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control Deficiencies Current
NH 025-040 08/15/2025 Upcoming Training Opportunity - Infection Prevention and Control Conference for NH Providers Current
NH 025-041 08/21/2025 QSO-25-20-NH, REVISED: UPDATES TO NURSING HOME (NH) CARE COMPARE Current
NH 025-042 09/30/2025 TRANSFORMING EPISODE ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL (TEAM) 3-DAY SKILLED NURSING FACILITY (SNF) RULE WAIVER Superseded
NH 025-042 08/21/2025 QSSAM-25-03-NH: Temporary Pause in Nursing Home (NH) Care Compare Updates Current
NH 025-043 09/16/2025 REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING HOMES KEEPING NALOXONE (NARCAN) IN STOCK Superseded
NH 025-045 09/25/2025 EXPIRED CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID (CMS) MEMOS AND UPDATED PRACTICE GUIDANCE Current
NH 025-047 10/01/2025 TRANSFORMING EPISODE ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL (TEAM) 3-DAY SKILLED NURSING FACILITY (SNF) RULE WAIVER Current
NH 025-050 10/13/2025 PRE-ADMISSION SCREENING & RESIDENT REVIEW (PASRR) WEBINAR 2025 Current
NH 025-051 10/16/2025 ADDRESSING PENDING PRE-ADMISSION SCREENING AND RESIDENT REVIEW (PASARR OR PASRR) LEVEL II EVALUATIONS Current
NH 025-052 10/16/2025 CLARIFICATION OF WASHINGTON NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH BACKGROUND CHECKS AND NATIONAL FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS Superseded
NH 025-053 10/16/2025 UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR MELATONIN USE IN NURSING HOMES (NHs) Current
NH 025-054 10/20/2025 TIMELY, IMPARTIAL, & ACCURATE ADMISSION DECISION MAKING – MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT ORGANISM (MDRO) CANDIDA AURIS (C. AURIS) Current
NH 025-056 11/13/2025 CR-105 FILED TO REPEAL SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 388-97 WAC THAT ARE NO LONGER IN USE (NURSING HOMES) Current
NH 025-057 11/26/2025 QTSO MEMO 2025-057 - CMSNET END OF SUPPORT FOR WIDOWS 10 Current
NH 025-061 12/16/2025 UPDATES TO THE CIVIL PENALTY REINVESTMENT PROGRAM (CMPRP) Current
NH 025-062 12/16/2025 CR-105 FILED TO REPEAL SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 388-97 WAC THAT HAVE EXPIRED (NURSING HOMES) Current
NH 026-003 01/21/2026 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 388-97 WAC Current
NH 026-004 01/21/2026 QSSAM-26-01-NH – IMPACT OF IQIES TRANSITION ON NURSING HOME CARE COMPARE DATA Current
NH 026-005 01/29/2026 CR-103P (PERMANENT RULE) FILED TO REPEAL SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 388-97 WAC THAT ARE NO LONGER IN USE (NURSING HOMES) Current
NH 022-031 05/26/2022 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rules Amending NH Requirements for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and Resident Rooms Current
NH 024-052 10/28/2024 Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar 2024 Current
NH 021-062 08/27/2021 CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Service Current
NH 021-081 10/08/2021 30-Day Extension Approved of Proclamation 21-15 Related to the Transfer and Discharge of Nursing Home Residents 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