2013 HCS Management Bulletins
| MB# | Issue Date | Subject | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| H13-083 | 12/24/2013 | Quality Assurance (QA) Monitor Tool Release Updates | Information |
| H13-082 | 12/24/2013 | January 2014 Changes with COLA | Information |
| H13-081 | 12/23/2013 | Revised Background Check Central Unit (BCCU) Background Check Results Letters | Information |
| H13-080 | 12/23/2013 | ProviderOne Phase 2 1099 Provider Brochure Distribution | Procedure |
| H13-079 | 12/20/2013 | Senior Citizens Services Act (SCSA) Fee Schedule and State Median Income (SMI) Chart for 2014 | Information |
| H13-078 | 12/18/2013 | Settlement Agreement in M.R. v. Dreyfus | Policy and Procedure |
| H13-077 | 12/13/2013 | Updates to Professional Supports Specialist Services: Roads to Community Living (RCL) and Washington Roads (WA Roads) | Procedure |
| H13-076 | 12/13/2013 | Washington State Council on Aging Vacancy | Information |
| H13-075 | 12/06/2013 | Quality Assurance (QA) Activities and Schedule for 2014 | Information |
| H13-074 | 11/26/2013 | Annual Fiscal Reporting Requirements for the Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) | Procedure |
| H13-073 | 11/26/2013 | Adult Protective Services (APS) Quality Assurance (QA) Monitoring | Procedure |
| H13-072 | 11/22/2013 | Expansion of Washington Roads | Procedure |
| H13-071 | 11/21/2013 | Changes to Dental Coverage for Adults, Age 21 and Older | Procedure |
| H13-070 | 11/19/2013 | Background Check Central Unit (BCCU) Process for Outstanding/Incomplete Fingerprint Checks | Policy and Procedure |
| H13-069 | 11/15/2013 | Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Available through Caregiver/Recipient Training in the COPES Waiver | Information |
| H13-068 | 10/30/2013 | CARE Change Control Maintenance Release Information - November 1, 2013 | Information |
| H13-067 | 10/30/2013 | Medicaid Expansion within the Affordable Care Act | Procedure |
| H13-066 | 10/22/2013 | Area Agencies on Aging Directory Update | Information |
| H13-065 | 10/03/2013 | Allowable Medical Deductions from Client Participation - Post Eligibility | Policy and Procedure |
| H13-064 | 10/02/2013 | Training on Tackling Challenging Behaviors | Information |
| H13-063 | 09/26/2013 | Seasonal Flu Information - Flu Vaccines for Adults and Children | Information |
| H13-062 | 09/23/2013 | CARE Change Control Information - September 27, 2013 | Information |
| H13-061 | 09/13/2013 | Assessment of Marital Status for Same-Sex Married Couples | Information |
| H13-060 | 08/27/2013 | Enrollment of L21/L22 Categorically Needy Clients into the Health Care Authority (HCA) Healthy Options (HO) Managed Medical Care Program | Information |
| H13-059 | 08/27/2013 | Procedure for IPs to Fill Out a Workers' Compensation Claim | Procedure |
| H13-058 | 08/26/2013 | Roads to Community Living (RCL) Program Updates | Procedure |
| H13-057 | 08/23/2013 | Documenting Standard of Promptness (delay reason codes) for All Medical Applications that are Pending for 45 Days or More | Policy and Procedure |
| H13-056 | 08/21/2013 | Changes in Contractor Intake Form and Process for W-2 Providers (Individual Providers of Personal Care and DDA Respite Care Services) | Policy and Procedure |
| H13-055 | 08/15/2013 | Individual Provider Certification Pay Differential | Procedure |
| H13-054 | 08/15/2013 | CARE Change Control Information - August 19, 2013 | Information |
| H13-053 | 08/14/2013 | Changes in Contractor Intake Process for 1099 Providers | Policy and Procedure |
| H13-052 | 08/13/2013 | Provider Background Recheck Processes for AAAs and HCS | Policy |
| H13-051 | 08/08/2013 | Fostering Well-Being Care Coordination Unit Publication | Information |
| H13-050 | 08/06/2013 | SFY 14 State/Federal Interlocal Agreement | Procedure |
| H13-049 Superseded |
08/02/2013 | Homecare Agency Vendor Rate Changes, Training Class Time and FCSP Respite and New Billing Forms for Agency Worker Class Time and AWHI Training | Information |
| H13-048 | 07/26/2013 | SSPS Transaction Generator Changed Worker IDs | Information |
| H13-047 | 07/26/2013 | Implementation of SHB 1629, Changes to Certification Deadline, LEP Proficiency Provisional Certification and CE Requirements for RN/LPN LTC Workers | Procedure |
| H13-046 | 07/26/2013 | Assisted Living Facilities with Assisted Living Contracts Receiving Capital Add-On Rate July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 | Policy and Procedure |
| H13-045 | 07/25/2013 | Washington State Council on Aging Vacancies | Information |
| H13-044 | 07/24/2013 | HealthPath Washington Implementation of Health Homes | Information |
| H13-043 | 07/22/2013 | Individual Provider (IP) Contract Requirements - Verification of Hours Billed | Procedure |
| H13-042 | 07/19/2013 | Title V Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) Individual Durational Limits Policy Update: Elimination of Waiver, Effective 10/21/13 | Policy and Procedure |
| H13-041 | 07/16/2013 | Rescinding MB H11-055 | Information |
| H13-040 Superseded |
07/11/2013 | State-Funded Long-Term Care Program for Non-Citizens | Procedure |
| H13-039 | 07/10/2013 | July 1, 2013 Home and Community Service Rates | Procedure |
| H13-038 | 07/10/2013 | Bed Hold Rate Change for Adult Family Homes (AFH) | Procedure |
| H13-037 | 07/08/2013 | Area Agencies on Aging Directory Update | Information |
| H13-036 | 07/01/2013 | Instructions for Producing AAA Outside Contracts in the Agency Contracts Database (ACD) | Procedure |
| H13-035 | 07/01/2013 | Calendar Year (CY) 2013 Older American Act (OAA) Funding Budget Forms and Instructions. | Procedure |
| H13-034 | 06/26/2013 | Revision of "My Responsibilities as the Employer of My Individual Provider (IP)" (DSHS 11-055) to Include Provisional Hire Information | Policy and Procedure |
| H13-033 | 06/26/2013 | SFY 14 State/Federal Interlocal Agreement | Procedure |
| H13-032 | 06/25/2013 | Revised Standardized Homecare Agency Statement of Work and Monitoring Tool | Policy |
| H13-031 | 06/24/2013 | CARE Change Control Information - June 28, 2013 | Information |
| H13-030 | 06/24/2013 | Contracting with Specialized/Durable Medical Equipment (SME/DME) Vendors | Policy and Procedure |
| H13-029 | 06/17/2013 | Exception to the Rule Requests for Specialized Medical Equipment and Supplies Purchases | Information |
| H13-028 | 05/09/2013 | 2014-2015 Area Plan Update, 2014 Area Plan Budget, 2014 Written Cost Allocation, and 7.01 Plans | Procedure |
| H13-027 | 05/02/2013 | 2013-2015 Aging and Disability Services (ADS) Program and Fiscal Monitoring of AAAs | Policy and Procedure |
| H13-026 | 04/22/2013 | Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) Contracts and Equipment | Policy |
| H13-025 | 04/15/2013 | Revised Long-term Care Manual, Chapter 6, Adult Protective Services (APS) | Policy and Procedure |
| H13-024 | 04/10/2013 | Billing Process for Case Management Services Related to Additional Workload for Processing In-Home Personal Care Exceptions to Rule (ETR) Requests | Procedure |
| H13-023 | 04/09/2013 | Adult Dental Services for Clients Enrolled in COPES, New Freedom, and Roads to Community Living (RCL) | Policy and Procedure |
| H13-022 | 03/29/2013 | Update to Implementation of Document Management System (DMS) Phase 2: Changes to DSHS Forms and Processing of Electronic Records | Procedure |
| H13-021 | 03/29/2013 | Document Management System (DMS): Submittal of Translated Forms | Policy and Procedure |
| H13-020 | 03/29/2013 | Washington State Council on Aging Appointments | Information |
| H13-019 | 03/29/2013 | Calculations for New Freedom In-Home Personal Care Exceptions to Rule (ETR) | Procedure |
| H13-018 Superseded |
03/26/2013 | Bed Rails Use for Home and Community Based Settings | Procedure |
| H13-017 | 03/13/2013 | ProviderOne Phase 2 Provider Outreach | Information |
| H13-016 | 03/12/2013 | SSPS Reconciliation Expectations | Procedure |
| H13-015 | 03/08/2013 | Area Agency on Aging Directory Update | Information |
| H13-014 | 03/05/2013 | Release of 2012 Quality Assurance (QA) Final Report | Information |
| H13-013 | 03/05/2013 | Background Checks for Individual Providers (IPs) and Medicaid-Contracted Home Care Agency Providers with Pending, Disqualifying Crimes | Procedure |
| H13-012 | 03/05/2013 | Changes to SSPS Invoice Express | Information |
| H13-011 | 03/05/2013 | Procedures for Reporting Suspected Fraud | Procedure |
| H13-010 | 02/26/2013 | Changes in Fingerprint-based Background Check Rules and Requirements | Procedure |
| H13-009 | 02/22/2013 | CARE Change Control Information - March 1, 2013 | Information |
| H13-008 | 02/20/2013 | Reallocation of State Fiscal Year 2013 Funds | Procedure |
| H13-007 | 02/08/2013 | Home Care Aide Certification Updated Checklists and Information for Individual Providers (IPs) and Home Care Agency Workers | Procedure |
| H13-006 | 02/01/2013 | Medicaid Personal Care (MPC) Residential Client Cost of Care Calculation will be Supported in ACES | Policy and Procedure |
| H13-005 | 01/15/2013 | Mileage Rate Change affecting IPs and Homecare Agency Rates | Procedure |
| H13-004 | 01/14/2013 | Changes in Fingerprint-based Background Check Process | Procedure |
| H13-003 | 01/11/2013 | Adult Protective Services (APS) Case Staffing Protocol | Procedure |
| H13-002 | 00/00/2013 | Information about the Invalid Payments Report (Payments for Services after a Client's Date of Death) | Procedure |
| H13-001 | 01/09/2013 | Exception to Rule Requests for In-home Personal Care Services | Policy and Procedure |
| DDD Reg | 08/15/2013 | CARE Change Control Information - August 19, 2013 | Information |