ALTSA Provider/Administrator Letters

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Provider Type Letter Date Subject Status(asc) Notes
ESF 025-026 09/22/2025 RCS STAFF MASK WEARING AND RELATED PROCEDURES DURING THE 2025-2026 RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SEASON Superseded
ESF 020-003 02/21/2020 Concerning 2019 Novel Coronavirus Illness (2019-nCOV) Superseded

Superseded by #005

ESF 020-004 03/09/2020 Inspection/Investigation Process in COVID-19 Situations and Suspension of Certain Inspection Activities Superseded

Superseded by #005

ESF 025-031 10/14/2025 CLARIFICATION OF WASHINGTON NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH BACKGROUND CHECKS AND NATIONAL FINGERPRINT-BASED BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIREMENTS Superseded
ESF 022-013 04/08/2022 Medical Test Site Waiver Regulatory Requirements  Superseded

Superseded by 024-039

ESF 022-014 04/22/2022 Medical Test Site Waiver Resource Information Superseded

Superseded by 024-039

ESF 025-008 05/20/2025 Death with Dignity Rule Making Interested Parties Meetings Superseded

Superseded July 11, 2025

ESF 022-025 08/12/2022 Medical Test Site Waiver Education Period and Resource Information Superseded

Superseded by 024-039

ESF 026-010 03/24/2026 Update to RCS Staff Mask Wearing in LTC Settings During Respiratory Illness Season Superseded
ESF 025-024 09/16/2025 LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES AND KEEPING NALOXONE (NARCAN) IN STOCK Superseded
ESF 022-018 05/27/2022 Use of Emergency Medical Services by Licensed and Certified Long-Term Care Providers Rescinded
ESF 023-021 10/09/2023 RCS Staff Mask Wearing and Related Procedures During the 2023-2024 Respiratory Illness Season Rescinded
ESF 022-038 11/28/2022 RCS Transition to Paperless Work - Use of Electronic Fax to Deliver Notice Current
ESF 019-008 10/11/2019 Authorized Use of the Background Check System (BCS) Current
ESF 021-034 07/08/2021 Updates from Washington State Department of Health Current
ESF 024-007 03/08/2024 Critical Staffing Management in LTC Settings Update Current
ESF 020-030 08/13/2020 Eviction Moratorium During COVID-19 Outbreak Current
ESF 022-006 02/25/2022 Recall of Certain Bed Rails Current
ESF 016-008 07/20/2016 Emergency Evacuation Current
ESF 024-037 11/15/2024 Processing of Background Checks While Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts is Experiencing an Outage Current
ESF 021-005 02/01/2021 COVID-19 Vaccination Information Current
ESF 021-006 02/05/2021 Certificates of Parental Improvement and Background Checks Current
ESF 023-001 01/10/2023 Staff Vaccinations Current
ESF 019-009 12/13/2019 Nurse Delegation Not Required for Use of Opioid Reversal Medication in Long-Term Care Facilities Current
ESF 025-027 09/30/2025 PLAN OF CORRECTION FOR ENHANCED SERVICES FACILITIES Current