2014 HCS Management Bulletins
| MB# | Issue Date | Subject | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| H14-098 | 05/22/2014 | Notice letter to recipients of in-home personal care services regarding Exception to Rule (ETR) requests | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-097 | 12/31/2014 | Mileage Rate Change for IPs, Agency Vendor Rate Jan 2015 | Information |
| H14-096 | 12/29/2014 | Changes to generation of barcode document management system letters to social services and case-managers | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-095 | 12/26/2014 | Calendar Year (CY) 2014 Older Americans Act (OAA) and Nutrition Service Incentive Program (NSIP) Excess Carryover | Procedure |
| H14-094 | 12/26/2014 | Area Agencies on Aging Directory Update | Information |
| H14-093 Superseded |
12/24/2014 | Intervention Services Payment Process through ProviderOne | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-092 | 12/24/2014 | EAZ Manual Changes | Information |
| H14-091 | 12/12/2014 | CARE Change Control Release Information December 19, 2014 | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-090 | 12/12/2014 | Responding to SEIU 775 Representatives Inquiries made on behalf of Individual Providers | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-089 | 12/12/2014 | Form 27-118, Revocation of Attestation of IP Living Situation | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-088 | 12/11/2014 | Continued Benefits Clarification | Information |
| H14-087 | 12/10/2014 | Revised Long-Term Care Manual Chapter 23 Quality Assurance and Improvement | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-086 | 12/10/2014 | Updating LTC Manual Chapters to reflect change to ProviderOne | Information |
| H14-085 | 12/10/2014 | Quality Assurance (QA) Activities and Schedule for 2015 | Information |
| H14-084 | 11/20/2014 | Language Proficiency Self Screening Tool for Limited English Proficiency Individual Providers | Procedure |
| H14-083 | 11/20/2014 | Update to the Title V Senior Community Service Employment Program State Plan | Information |
| H14-082 | 11/20/2014 | Revision to Long-Term Care Manual Roads to NFCM and Relocation Chapter 10 | Policy |
| H14-081 | 11/14/2014 | Annual Fiscal Reporting Requirements for the Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) 2014 | Procedure |
| H14-080 | 11/14/2014 | State Funded Nursing Facility Placement | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-079 | 11/14/2014 | New Social Service Authorization Manual (SSAM) | Information |
| H14-078 | 11/07/2014 | New HCS Contract for Special Considerations Service Providers | Procedure |
| H14-077 | 11/07/2014 | Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Updates and inclusion in the NEW Managed Care Chapter | Procedure |
| H14-076 | 11/07/2014 | Revisions to Long-Term Care Manual, Chapter 7 | Policy |
| H14-075 | 11/07/2014 | Preparation for 1099 Authorization Conversion into Provider One | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-074 | 10/27/2014 | PERM Review Underway | Information |
| H14-073 | 10/23/2014 | Increase in Maximum Mileage Reimbursement Units for Individual Providers | Information |
| H14-072 | 10/23/2014 | Updated Checklist for Individual Providers Guide to Training and Certification | Information |
| H14-071 | 10/10/2014 | Revised Form 14-225 for RSW_Updated | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-070 | 10/10/2014 | CARE Maintenance Release 10-31-2014 | Information |
| H14-069 Superseded |
09/30/2014 | Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) | Procedure |
| H14-068 | 09/24/2014 | Community Living Connections Implementation | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-067 | 09/16/2014 | Training on Accurately Assessing Status in CARE | Information |
| H14-066 | 09/10/2014 | Long-Term Care Manual Roads to Community Living Chapter 29 | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-065 | 09/10/2014 | Residential Support Waiver | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-064 | 09/05/2014 | New Internet Site re New HCBS Rules | Information |
| H14-063 | 08/28/2014 | Grievance Process for Washington Roads (WA Roads) | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-062 | 08/28/2014 | Prevention and Correction of Invalid Payments | Procedure |
| H14-061 | 08/28/2014 | CARE Change Control Maintenance Release Information – August 29, 2014 | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-060 | 08/25/2014 | Post Eligibility Methods and Medical Expenses | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-059 | 08/19/2014 | Long-term Care Manual Chapter Revision: Chapter 13, Nurse Delegation | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-058 | 08/19/2014 | Timely Annual Assessments | Policy |
| H14-057 | 08/19/2014 | Provider Data to be Imported regarding Specialized/Durable Medical Equipment (SME/DME) Providers | Information |
| H14-056 | 08/19/2014 | IRS tax changes that may affect Individual Providers | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-055 | 08/15/2014 | Revision of DSHS Form 05-246 | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-054 | 08/13/2014 | Area Agencies On Aging Directory Update | Information |
| H14-053 | 08/13/2014 | Implementation of Phase IV of Tracking Investigations of Vulnerable Adults (TIVA) [formerly known as FamLink] | Policy |
| H14-052 | 08/13/2014 | Increasing access to protective gloves for clients served by Individual Providers (IPs) | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-051 | 08/01/2014 | Room and Board Client Notice for Individuals Who Receive Medicaid Personal Care (MPC) on MAGI-based Washington Apple Health Programs | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-050 | 07/25/2014 | Consolidation of Background Check Rules across ALTSA and DDA | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-049 | 07/25/2014 | 2015 Area Plan Budget 2015 Written Cost Allocation and 7 01 Plan Progress Report | Procedure |
| H14-048 | 07/22/2014 | Update of the CARE Services Planned Action Notice (PAN) - Washington Administrative Code (WAC) table | Information |
| H14-047 | 07/17/2014 | Nursing Facility Admits for AH MCO | Procedure |
| H14-046 | 07/09/2014 | Rate Change for Individual Providers | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-045 | 07/09/2014 | Reporting Unit Responsibility (RU) for Paying Training time when the same Individual Provider (IP) is serving multiple clients | Procedure |
| H14-044 | 07/08/2014 | Assisted Living Facility Contracts Receiving a Capital Add-on Rate July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 | Procedure |
| H14-043 | 07/08/2014 | Changes to Training Requirements for DDA Respite Services Only, Individual Providers (IP). | Policy |
| H14-042 | 06/27/2014 | SFY15 State Federal Interlocal Agreement | Procedure |
| H14-041 | 06/27/2014 | Change in Law (SSB 6095) Recognizes the 2002 DSHS Background Assessment Review Team (BART) Process for Historic Crimes | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-040 | 06/27/2014 | Final Transfer for Calendar Year (CY) 2014 Older Americans Act (OAA) Funds | Procedure |
| H14-039 | 06/26/2014 | CARE Change Control Information | Information |
| H14-038 | 06/26/2014 | Direct Service Worker Core Competency Survey | Information |
| H14-036 | 06/25/2014 | Revised Standardized Homecare Agency Statement of Work and Monitoring Tool | Policy |
| H14-035 | 06/20/2014 | Rate Changes for Homecare Agency Vendor Rate, Training Class Time and FCSP Respite AND New Billing Forms | Information |
| H14-034 | 06/09/2014 | Area Agencies On Aging Directory Update | Information |
| H14-033 | 06/05/2014 | Medicaid Provider Disclosure Statement Frequency and Definition of Management or Controlling Interest | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-032 | 06/04/2014 | Use of Washington Roads Services | Procedure |
| H14-031 | 05/27/2014 | Individual Provider Contract Requirements - Verification of Hours Billed | Procedure |
| H14-030 | 05/23/2014 | New Classic Medicaid Washington Apple Health Application Form | Information |
| H14-029 | 05/12/2014 | CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2014 OLDER AMERICANS ACT (OAA) FUNDING, BUDGET FORMS, AND INSTRUCTIONS; VIDEO CONFERENCING FUNDING AND INSTRUCTIONS; AND LEGAL SERV | Procedure |
| H14-028 | 05/09/2014 | Nursing Facility Case Management | Procedure |
| H14-027 | 05/08/2014 | Revision to Chapter 1 of Policies and Procedures Manual for AAA Operations | Procedure |
| H14-026 | 04/21/2014 | Implementation of Complex Case Service Planning Protocol for some individuals served in community residential settings | Procedure |
| H14-025 | 04/21/2014 | Washington Apple Health Renewals | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-024 | 04/14/2014 | Availability of New Union Orientation Materials for Individual Providers (IPs) | Information |
| H14-023 | 04/10/2014 | Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Updates *Note: PACE is currently only available in King County. | Procedure |
| H14-022 Superseded |
04/10/2014 | Bed Rail Use for Home and Community-based Settings - UPDATE of MB H13-018 | Procedure |
| H14-021 | 04/07/2014 | Area Agencies on Aging Directory Update | Information |
| H14-020 | 04/02/2014 | Washington State Council on Aging Vacancy | Information |
| H14-019 | 04/02/2014 | Revised Long-Term Care Manual, Chapter 5, Case Management - Incorporating Washington Roads | Procedure |
| H14-018 | 03/26/2014 | Release of 2013 Quality Assurance (QA) Final Report | Information |
| H14-017 | 03/26/2014 | April 2014 Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Changes | Procedure |
| H14-016 Superseded |
03/20/2014 | Changes to Insurance Requirements for Waiver Contracts - Personal Emergency Response System (PERS), Home Delivered Meals and Home Health Aide | Policy |
| H14-015 | 03/17/2014 | Washington Roads: Two New Community Transition or Stabilization Service Codes | Procedure |
| H14-014 | 03/13/2014 | IRS W-9 Form Compliance for Contractors | Procedure |
| H14-013 | 03/07/2014 | 2013-2015 Aging and Long-Term Support Administration (ALTSA) Program and Fiscal Monitoring fo Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) | Information |
| H14-012 | 02/27/2014 | CARE Change Control Information - February 28, 2014 | Information |
| H14-011 | 02/20/2014 | Individual Provider Certification and Advanced Training Pay Differential Update | Procedure |
| H14-010 | 02/13/2014 | Reporting Senior Farmer Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) Food Voucher Costs on Area Agency on Aging (AAA) Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards ( | Procedure |
| H14-009 | 02/12/2014 | Reallocation of State Fiscal Year 2014 Funds | Procedure |
| H14-008 | 02/03/2014 | Calendar Year (CY) 2013 Older Americans Act (OAA) and Nutrition Service Incentive Program (NSIP) Excess Carryover | Procedure |
| H14-007 | 01/22/2014 | Contracting with Adult Day Health and Adult Day Care Providers | Procedure |
| H14-006 | 01/22/2014 | Mileage Rate Change for Individual Providers; Workers' Comp Rate Change Affecting the Homecare Agency Vendor Rate, Training Class Time, FCSP Respite | Procedure |
| H14-005 | 01/17/2014 | Updates to the Long-term Care Manual Related to Case Transfers and the Document Management System (DMS) | Procedure |
| H14-004 | 01/15/2014 | Home and Community Services Quality Assurance and Improvement (QA/QI) Intranet Site | Information |
| H14-003 | 01/15/2014 | Specialized Dementia Care Program Eligibility Updates | Policy and Procedure |
| H14-002 | 01/07/2014 | New Email Address for Requesting SSPS WebConnect Access | Information |
| H14-001 | 01/02/2014 | Changes to Benefits Available to Medicaid Recipients | Information |
| H11-065 Pending |
12/12/2014 | Responding to SEIU 775NW Representatives' Inquiries made on behalf of Individual Providers (IPs) | Policy and Procedure |