ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(desc) Notes
NH 021-036 07/01/2021 Safe Start for Long-Term Care Plans Updated Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 015-036 12/17/2015 S&C 16-04-NH Focused Dementia Care Survey Tools Current
NH 024-019 04/11/2024 CMS Released QSO-24-08-NH, Enhanced Barrier Precautions in Nursing Homes Current
NH 022-053 09/22/2022 Ninth CR-103E Extension Filed for Emergency Rules Amending or Suspending Some NH Requirements Related to PASRR Current
NH 022-065 12/29/2022 CR-103E Emergency Rules Filed to Continue to Extend Waived Rules Related to Transfer and Discharge of Nursing Home Residents Current
NH 021-083 10/19/2021 Critical Staffing Management in LTC Settings Current
NH 018-002 01/30/2018 Formal Phase (CR 102) of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 016-033 10/20/2016 LTCOP Federal Regulations Current
NH 024-052 10/28/2024 Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar 2024 Current
NH 020-040 06/16/2020 End of Community Home Project (CHP) Hospital Surge Funding Announcement Current
NH 025-065 12/19/2025 UPDATED TRAINING & REFERENCE MATERIALS: PAYROLL-BASED JOURNAL (PBJ) DATA SUBMISSION & THE WA STATE MINIMUM DIRECT CARE NURSING (MDCN) 3.4 HOURS PER RESIDENT DAY (HPRD) THRESHOLD Current
NH 021-020 02/26/2021 Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Treatment for COVID-19 Current
NH 015-005 02/12/2015 Mandated Reporting Requirements for Facility Staff Current
NH 023-032 10/05/2023 Resuming the Exception Requests to the 24-Hour RN Staffing Requirement and Process Update Current

Superseded June 30, 2025

NH 022-023 04/15/2022 CMS Releases QSO-22-15-NH Memo Announcing Discontinuation of Nursing Assistant Certification Waiver Current
NH 019-007 03/11/2019 QSO 19-09-ALL: Revisions to Appendix Q, Guidance on Immediate Jeopardy Current
NH 025-022 06/05/2025 Updates to the Long-Term Care Quality Improvement Program (LTC QIP) Current
NH 012-006 07/09/2012 Revisions to Questions on the Complaint Hotline Current
NH 020-072 10/08/2020 QSO-21-02-NH Compliance with Residents’ Rights Requirements Related to NH Residents’ Right to Vote Current
NH 026-030 08/07/2026 CMS Emergency Approvals and Payment for Services Current
NH 021-051 07/02/2021 Safe Start for Long-Term Care Plans Updated Current
NH 016-001 01/05/2016 S&C 16-05-ALL: Infection Control Pilot Project Current
NH 024-020 04/23/2024 Resume Stakeholder Engagement to Consider Amending Rules to Implement Substitute House Bill 1218 Current
NH 022-054 09/28/2022 Emergency Health Practitioner Volunteer Program Ends When the State of Emergency Ends on October 31, 2022 Current
NH 013-022 11/06/2013 Reporting Investigation Results Current