ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters
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| Provider Type | Letter(asc) | Date | Subject | Status | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH | 012-002 | 02/22/2012 | Nursing Home Guidelines (aka "The Purple Book") Fifth Edition (February 2012) Effective Immediately | Current | |||
| NH | 012-010 | 08/13/2012 | CR-101 Filed to Propose Adding & Amending Sections to Chapter 388-97 WAC | 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 | 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 | 021-062 | 08/27/2021 | CR-103E Filed to Extend Emergency Rule Amending NH Requirements Related to Physician Service | Current | |||
| NH | 024-052 | 10/28/2024 | Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar 2024 | 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 | 025-057 | 11/26/2025 | QTSO MEMO 2025-057 - CMSNET END OF SUPPORT FOR WIDOWS 10 | 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 | 025-054 | 10/20/2025 | TIMELY, IMPARTIAL, & ACCURATE ADMISSION DECISION MAKING – MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT ORGANISM (MDRO) CANDIDA AURIS (C. AURIS) | Current | |||
| NH | 025-053 | 10/16/2025 | UPDATED GUIDANCE FOR MELATONIN USE IN NURSING HOMES (NHs) | Current | |||
| NH | 025-052 | 10/16/2025 | CLARIFICATION OF WASHINGTON NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH BACKGROUND CHECKS AND NATIONAL FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS | Current | |||
| NH | 025-051 | 10/16/2025 | ADDRESSING PENDING PRE-ADMISSION SCREENING AND RESIDENT REVIEW (PASARR OR PASRR) LEVEL II EVALUATIONS | Current | |||
| NH | 025-050 | 10/13/2025 | PRE-ADMISSION SCREENING & RESIDENT REVIEW (PASRR) WEBINAR 2025 | Current | |||
| NH | 025-047 | 10/01/2025 | TRANSFORMING EPISODE ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL (TEAM) 3-DAY SKILLED NURSING FACILITY (SNF) RULE WAIVER | Current | |||
| NH | 025-045 | 09/25/2025 | EXPIRED CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID (CMS) MEMOS AND UPDATED PRACTICE GUIDANCE | Current | |||
| NH | 025-043 | 09/16/2025 | REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING HOMES KEEPING NALOXONE (NARCAN) IN STOCK | Current | |||
| NH | 025-042 | 08/21/2025 | QSSAM-25-03-NH: Temporary Pause in Nursing Home (NH) Care Compare Updates | Current | |||
| NH | 025-042 | 09/30/2025 | TRANSFORMING EPISODE ACCOUNTABILITY MODEL (TEAM) 3-DAY SKILLED NURSING FACILITY (SNF) RULE WAIVER | Superseded | |||
| NH | 025-041 | 08/21/2025 | QSO-25-20-NH, REVISED: UPDATES TO NURSING HOME (NH) CARE COMPARE | Current | |||
| NH | 025-040 | 08/15/2025 | Upcoming Training Opportunity - Infection Prevention and Control Conference for NH Providers | Current | |||
| NH | 025-039 | 08/14/2025 | QSO-23-10-NH Expired on 07/30/2025 - Strengthened Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control Deficiencies | Current | |||
| NH | 025-037 | 08/08/2025 | Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System Final Rule (CMS-1827-F) | Current | |||
| NH | 025-035 | 08/08/2025 | Expired - QSO 19-07-NH: Enhanced Oversight and Enforcement of Non-Improving Late Adopters | Current | |||
| NH | 025-029 | 06/30/2025 | WA State 24/7 Registered Nurse (RN) Staffing Exception Process - Updated | Current |