ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(asc) Notes
NH 020-084 11/13/2020 Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar 2020 Current
NH 023-026 06/09/2023 QSO-18-24-ESRD: Guidance and Survey Process for Reviewing Home Dialysis Services in a Nursing Home (Revised) Current
NH 022-049 09/09/2022 Governor's Proclamations Related to COVID-19 Ending October 27 Current

Amended October 7, 2022

NH 012-009 07/27/2012 S&C 12-35: Safe Use of Single Dose/Single Use Medications to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections Current
NH 025-017 05/22/2025 NH Fee Increase Current
NH 020-019 04/13/2020 CR-101 Filed Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC (Direct Care Staff/ EHB 1564) Current
NH 016-004 02/05/2016 NH Guidelines (aka “The Purple Book”) Sixth Edition Current
NH 021-077 10/08/2021 Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Webinar Current
NH 024-015 03/21/2024 Document Access Requirements During RCS Field Visits Current

Amended March 29, 2024

NH 018-013 05/22/2018 Transition to Payroll Based Journal Staffing Measures on NH Compare Tool & Five Star Quality Rating System Current
NH 013-024 12/30/2013 CR 102 Filed: Formal Phase of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current
NH 025-048 10/02/2025 VACCINATION REMINDER: COVID-19, FLU, RSV, AND PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES Current
NH 021-015 02/18/2021 Interim Recommendations for Co-administration of COVID-19 Vaccine and Other Vaccinations Current
NH 020-052 08/04/2020 N95 Mask Fittings and Facility Online Surveys Current
NH 022-061 10/31/2022 QSO-20-39-NH Revised, Updating Guidance for Nursing Home Visitation Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 016-037 11/16/2016 S&C 14-36 (Revisions); Infection Control Breaches Which Warrant Referral to Public Health Authorities Current
NH 022-019 03/16/2022 QSO-22-08-NH Update of Nursing Home Compare Website Criteria Current
NH 024-048 10/07/2024 COMPLETION OF THE NURSING HOME (NH) INFORMAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION (IDR) PANEL PILOT PROJECT Current
NH 019-019 09/20/2019 Influenza & Pneumococcal Reminder Current
NH 015-009 03/20/2015 Submitting Confidential Fax Number Change Requests Current
NH 021-048 06/18/2021 Passed Legislation and Beginning Rule-Making Projects Current
NH 020-085 11/13/2020 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Current
NH 023-028 06/22/2023 Policy and Regulatory Changes to the Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination Requirements (Updated) Current
NH 022-050 09/09/2022 Deadline Approaching to Complete Nursing Assistant Certification Current
NH 012-010 08/13/2012 CR-101 Filed to Propose Adding & Amending Sections to Chapter 388-97 WAC Current