ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(desc) Notes
NH 019-004 02/01/2019 Notification of Final Rule Adjusting Civil Money Penalties for Inflation Current
NH 025-011 03/26/2025 QSSAM-25-1-ALL: Clarification of CMS' Provider Enrollment Site Visits and Specific Disclosure Requirements for SNF and NF Current
NH 020-069 09/25/2020 Long-Term Care Worker Certification Current
NH 021-049 06/25/2021 LTC Facilities to Follow Safe Start Plans Beyond June 30, 2021 Current
NH 024-009 03/08/2024 Reporting and Instructions of Minimum Staffing Standards 3.4 Hours of Direct Care Per Resident Per Day (HPRD) Temporary Inclusion of Previously Unreported Hours for State Q2, Q3, and/or Q4, 2023 Current
NH 017-020 07/07/2017 Background Check System (BCS) Project Current
NH 022-051 09/13/2022 Up to Date Definition - Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Current
NH 012-003 02/28/2012 Revisions to RAI User's Manual / MDS Training Sessions Current
NH 015-035 12/08/2015 24 Hour RN Requirement in Nursing Homes 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 017-033 12/12/2017 Minimum Documentation for the Activities of Daily Living Coded on the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Current
NH 024-042 08/29/2024 EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND LONG-TERM CARE WEBINAR Current
NH 020-038 06/10/2020 QSO 20-31-ALL: COVID-19 Survey Activities, CARES Act Funding, Enhanced Enforcement for Infection Control Deficiencies, and NH Quality Improvement Activities Current

Amended February 5, 2021

NH 025-062 12/16/2025 CR-105 FILED TO REPEAL SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 388-97 WAC THAT HAVE EXPIRED (NURSING HOMES) Current
NH 013-019 10/03/2013 S&C 13-42: Reminder About Access & Visitation Rights in Long-Term Care (LTC) Facilities Current
NH 021-018 02/18/2021 Standing Order for COVID-19 Screening in Certain Congregate Facilities, Homes and Agencies Current
NH 023-022 05/19/2023 Launch of CareLearn Retention Toolkit Current
NH 016-031 09/27/2016 Update Regarding Resource Utilization Group: Reduction for Medicaid Residents in the Low Acuity RUG Groups Current
NH 022-021 03/21/2022 Resuming On-Site HCS Client Visits Current
NH 019-005 03/01/2019 Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) Policy Manual Update and New Minimum Data Set (MDS) Census Reports Current
NH 025-012 03/28/2025 Update to RCS Staff Mask Wearing in LTC Settings During Respiratory Illness Season Current
NH 020-070 09/29/2020 QSO-20-39-NH Nursing HOme Visitation - COVID-19 Current

Superseded August 8, 2025

NH 015-003 02/12/2015 Advanced Revisions to Interpretive Guidance at F155: CPR Current
NH 021-050 06/28/2021 Precautions for Residents and Staff Related to Heatwave Current
NH 022-052 09/20/2022 COVID-19, Influenza and Pneumococcal Reminder Current