2011 HCS Management Bulletins
| MB# | Issue Date | Subject | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| H11-071 | 12/30/2011 | January 2012 Changes to COLA | Procedure |
| H11-070 | 12/30/2011 | Update: Health Care Authority (HCA) Benefit Changes: Non-Emergent Emergency Room Visits | Information |
| H11-069 | 12/23/2011 | Revised Policies for the Kinship Caregivers Support Program | Procedure |
| H11-068 | 12/21/2011 | Senior Citizens Services Act (SCSA) Fee Schedule and State Median Income (SMI) Chart for 2012 | Information |
| H11-067 | 12/21/2011 | Revised Long-term Care Manual, Chapter 8, Residential Services | Procedure |
| H11-066 | 12/19/2011 | Implementation of Long-term Care Worker Training Requirements, Home Care Aide Certifications, SSPS Codes, and FBI Background Checks | Procedure |
| H11-065 Superseded |
12/09/2011 | Responding to SEIU 775NW Representatives' Inquiries made on behalf of Individual Providers (IPs) | Policy and Procedure |
| H11-064 | 12/09/2011 | CARE Change Control Information - December 14, 2011 | Information |
| H11-063 | 11/15/2011 | Revised Long-term Care Manual, Chapter 27, New Freedom | Procedure |
| H11-062 | 11/14/2011 | Annual Fiscal Reporting Requirements for the Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) | Procedure |
| H11-061 | 11/02/2011 | Title V Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Updates | Procedure |
| H11-060 | 10/25/2011 | Seasonal Flu Information - Flu Vaccines for Adults and Children 2011-2012 | Information |
| H11-059 | 10/20/2011 | Additional Clarification of Agency Worker Health Insurance (AWHI) Billing and Individual Healthcare Reimbursement Accounts | Information |
| H11-058 | 10/19/2011 | Complaint Resolution Unit (CRU) Use of CARE SERs to Notify the Field of All Intakes Assigned for Investigation | Policy and Procedure |
| H11-057 | 09/20/2011 | Clarification of Revised Standardized Homecare Agency (HCA) Statement of Work (SOW) | Information |
| H11-056 | 09/13/2011 | Reporting Number of Full Time Equivalents (FTE) for Chronic Care Management (CCM) | Procedure |
| H11-055 Rescinded |
09/09/2011 | Adult Family Homes (AFH) are not eligible to receive new clients due to non-payment of dues/fees requirement in the CBA | Procedure |
| H11-054 | 09/09/2011 | Individual Provider (IP) Contract Requirements - Verification of Hours Billed | Procedure |
| H11-053 | 09/01/2011 | Sharing Fingerprint-based Background Check Results with HCS, AAA and DDD | Procedure |
| H11-052 | 09/01/2011 | Health Care Authority Benefit Limit Changes for Non-Emergent ER Use and Changes in Dental Benefits for Adults | Information |
| H11-051 | 09/01/2011 | Translation Billing Program Process for CARE Documents | Policy and Procedure |
| H11-050 | 08/18/2011 | Revised Standardized Homecare Agency Statement of Work (SOW) and Monitoring Tool and Non-core Billing Forms | Information |
| H11-049 | 08/15/2011 | Individual Provider (IP) Contract Requirements - Timesheets | Information |
| H11-048 | 08/10/2011 | State Council on Aging (SCOA) Vacancy | Information |
| H11-047 Superseded |
08/09/2011 | Contracted Home Care Agency (HCA) Vendor Rate Change Due to AWHI, Caregiver Training Tuition, L&I Premiums and IRS Mileage Rates | Procedure |
| H11-046 | 07/27/2011 | Availability of New Union Orientation Materials for Individual Providers (IP’s) | Information |
| H11-045 | 07/26/2011 | SFY12 State Federal Interlocal Agreement | Procedure |
| H11-044 | 07/20/2011 | Adult Protective Services (APS) Your Rights Form | Procedure |
| H11-043 | 07/20/2011 | ProviderOne (P1) CARE Change Control Information, Effective August 12, 2011 | Information |
| H11-042 | 07/20/2011 | Personal Care Results Comparison (PCRC) and other CARE Change Control Information, Effective August 5, 2011 | Information |
| H11-041 | 07/20/2011 | Adult Day Health (ADH) Program Updates | Procedure |
| H11-040 | 07/18/2011 | Adult Protective Services (APS) Quality Assurance (QA) Monitoring | Procedure |
| H11-039 | 07/15/2011 | Policy and Procedure Changes to the Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) for FY 2012 | Procedure |
| H11-038 | 07/13/2011 | Long-term Care Manual Chapter 6 Adult Protective Services and Adult Protective Services Automated System (APSAS) Manual Revisions | Policy and Procedure |
| H11-037 | 07/13/2011 | Legislation Gives WA Medicaid Clients Access to Low-Cost Eyeglass Lenses, Frames, Contacts | Information |
| H11-036 | 07/11/2011 | Home Care Agency Worker Training Changes | Procedure |
| H11-035 | 07/08/2011 | Revised Long-term Care Manual Chapter 23, Quality Assurance and Improvement | Procedure |
| H11-034 | 06/29/2011 | Mileage Rate Change affecting IPs and Homecare Agency Rates | Procedure |
| H11-033 | 06/29/2011 | Legislature Delays Initiative 1029 Long-term Care Worker Training Requirements Until January 1, 2014 | Procedure |
| H11-032 | 06/23/2011 | Calendar Year (CY) 2011 Older Americans Act (OAA) Funding, Budget Forms, and Instructions | Procedure |
| H11-031 | 06/22/2011 | Licensed Boarding Homes with Assisted Living Contracts Receiving a Capital Add-on Rate July 1 2011 through June 30 2012 | Procedure |
| H11-030 | 06/22/2011 | July 1 2011 Home and Community Services Rates | Procedure |
| H11-029 Superseded |
06/22/2011 | Contracted Homecare Agency Vendor Rate Change | Procedure |
| H11-028 | 06/22/2011 | Adult Day Health (ADH) Services Program | Information |
| H11-027 | 06/22/2011 | Agency Based Voter Registration Online Training | Procedure |
| H11-026 | 06/15/2011 | SFY12 Federal-State Interlocal Agreement | Procedure |
| H11-025 | 05/26/2011 | Authorizing Nurse Delegation Services | Procedure |
| H11-024 | 05/17/2011 | 2012-2015 Area Plan and 2012 Area Plan Budget, Cost Allocation Update and 7.01 Plans | Procedure |
| H11-023 | 05/11/2011 | FY2011 Enterprise Risk Assessment and Self-Evaluation (ERASE) | Policy and Procedure |
| H11-022 | 04/27/2011 | Medicaid Purchasing Administration (MPA) Therapies Benefits Changes | Information |
| H11-021 | 04/27/2011 | Professional Registry of Nursing (PRN) Address and Telecommunications | Information |
| H11-020 | 04/26/2011 | Title V SCSEP Durational Limits | Procedure |
| H11-019 | 04/19/2011 | Revised Long-term Care Manual, Chapter 7, Core Long-term Care Programs | Procedure |
| H11-018 | 03/25/2011 | April 2011 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Changes | Procedure |
| H11-017 | 03/24/2011 | 2011 Family Caregiver Conference | Information |
| H11-016 | 03/24/2011 | April 1, 2011 Home and Community Services Rates | Information |
| H11-015 | 03/18/2011 | Revision to Contract “Request and Approvals” (CRA) form (aka ”green sheet”) to include performance-based contract (PBC) checklist. | Information |
| H11-014 | 02/28/2011 | DSHS Learning Center - Employee Training Tracking System | Information |
| H11-013 | 02/23/2011 | Important Information about Implementation of Long-term Care Worker Training Requirements | Procedure |
| H11-012 | 02/18/2011 | Agency Based Voter Registration CARE Documentation Clarification | Information |
| H11-011 | 02/18/2011 | Quality Assurance (QA) Activities for 2011 | Procedure |
| H11-010 | 02/17/2011 | Reallocation of State Fiscal Year 2011 Funds | Procedure |
| H11-009 | 02/16/2011 | Participation Reimbursement | Procedure |
| H11-008 | 02/15/2011 | Update of Implementation of In-home Hours Reduction | Procedure |
| H11-007 | 02/04/2011 | Calendar Year (CY) 2010 OAA and NSIP Carryover | Procedure |
| H11-006 | 02/02/2011 | Implementation of Emergency Injunction of In-home Hours Reduction | Procedure |
| H11-005 | 01/27/2011 | Homecare Agency Worker Training Changes | Procedure |
| H11-004 | 01/24/2011 | Emergency injunction prohibiting the dept from implementing emergency regulation WSR 11-02-041 which reduced personal care hours effective Jan 1, 2011 | Procedure |
| H11-003 | 01/24/2011 | Changes in the ACES Medical Coverage Group Codes for CN Waivers, Hospice CN and Medically Needy (MN) | Information |
| H11-002 | 01/19/2011 | Mileage Rate Change | Procedure |
| H11-001 | 01/07/2011 | Quality Assurance (QA) Monitor Tool Release Updates | Information |