2016 HCS Management Bulletins
| MB# | Issue Date | Subject | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| H16-093 | 12/29/2016 | January 2017 Changes with COLA | Information |
| H16-092 | 12/29/2016 | Rate Changes for Home Care Agency Vendor Rate, Training Class Time, and Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) Respite AND New Billing Form for Agenc | Information |
| H16-091 Rescinded |
12/23/2016 | Overtime for Individual Providers, Notices and Forms Clarification | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-090 Superseded |
12/23/2016 | Adult Protective Services (APS) Headquarters (HQ) Quality Assurance (QA) Activities and Schedule for 2017 | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-089 | 12/23/2016 | Adult Protective Services (APS) Regional Quality Assurance (QA) Monitoring | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-088 | 12/15/2016 | Senior Citizens Services Act (SCSA) Fee Schedule and State Median Income (SMI) Chart for 2017 | Information |
| H16-087 | 12/15/2016 | Quality Assurance (QA) Activities and Schedule for 2017 | Information |
| H16-086 | 12/14/2016 | Annual Fiscal Reporting Requirements for the Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) | Procedure |
| H16-085 | 12/09/2016 | Apple Health (Medicaid) clients with Third Party Liability (TPL aka TPR) will be enrolled in an Apple Health managed care plan | Information |
| H16-084 | 12/05/2016 | Revision of DSHS form 13-713, Fast Track Agreement and clarification of related policy. | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-083 | 11/30/2016 | CARE Change Control Information December 2, 2016 | Information |
| H16-082 | 11/07/2016 | Residential Support Waiver (RSW) Updates | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-081 | 11/02/2016 | NAPIS Reporting Requirements and Timelines | Information |
| H16-080 | 10/14/2016 | CARE Change Control Information October 14, 2016 | Information |
| H16-079 | 10/10/2016 | 2016-2018 Aging and Long-Term Support Administration (ALTSA) Program and Fiscal Monitoring of Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) | Information |
| H16-078 | 10/10/2016 | Adult Protective Services (APS) Financial Exploitation Specialist Protocol | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-077 | 09/26/2016 | Online Reporting for Adult Protective Services (APS) | Information |
| H16-076 | 09/19/2016 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapters 7 (a, c, d, g), 11 and 28 | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-075 | 09/19/2016 | Case Management Qualifications added to AAA Policy and Procedures Manual Chapter 1 - Policies | Information |
| H16-074 | 09/12/2016 | Requirement to post flyer regarding public input to the state plan amendment for Community First Choice | Information |
| H16-073 Rescinded |
09/06/2016 | Implementation of Overtime for Individual Providers (IPs) Part IV: Excess Claiming & IP Contract Actions | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-072 | 08/22/2016 | July 1 2016 Adult Family Home, Private Duty Nursing Rate | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-071 | 08/08/2016 | SFY17 State/Federal Interlocal Agreement | Procedure |
| H16-070 | 08/08/2016 | Transitioning Expanded Community Services (ECS) to the Residential Support Waiver (RSW) | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-069 | 08/01/2016 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 11 | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-068 | 07/28/2016 | CARE Change Control Information-July 29, 2016 | Information |
| H16-067 | 07/26/2016 | Final Transfer for Calendar Year 2016 Older Americans Act (OAA) Funds | Procedure |
| H16-066 | 07/26/2016 | Administrative Hearing Academy Training for DSHS/HCA Administrative Hearing Coordinators (AHC) | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-065 | 07/27/2016 | Requirement to post flyer regarding public input to waiver amendments for COPES, New Freedom and Residential Support Waivers. | Information |
| H16-064 | 07/18/2016 | Superseded by H18-015: Revision to Area Agency on Aging Policy & Procedures Manual Chapter 6 - Interlocal Agreements, Subcontracts, Grievances | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-063 Superseded |
07/18/2016 | Person Centered Options Counseling Standards (a part of the larger Community Living Connections (CLC) standards under development) | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-062 | 07/18/2016 | 2017 Area Plan Budget, 2017 Written Cost Allocation, and 7.01 Plan Progress Report | Procedure |
| H16-061 | 07/15/2016 | Requirement to post flyer regarding public input to waiver amendment for Residential Support Waiver related to addition of Wellness Education. | Information |
| H16-060 | 07/11/2016 | Changes to the way the department assesses overpayments for individual providers. | Policy |
| H16-059 | 07/11/2016 | Notice of revisions made to the following Community First Choice service contract: 1029XP and 1029LP Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) | Information |
| H16-058 | 07/06/2016 | July 1, 2016 Home and Community Service Rates | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-057 | 07/05/2016 | Updated Process to Request Funding for Personal Care Services from the BHOs or MCOs and revised DSHS form #13-712 | Information |
| H16-056 | 06/30/2016 | AL Facilities with contracts receiving a capital add-on rate July 1 2016-June 30 2017 | Procedure |
| H16-055 | 06/27/2016 | Revised Policies for the Kinship Caregivers Support Program | Policy |
| H16-054 | 06/27/2016 | Revised CARE Treatment HELP screen | Procedure |
| H16-053 | 06/20/2016 | Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program | Information |
| H16-052 Superseded |
06/17/2016 | Change in Process for Ordering Bathroom Equipment | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-051 | 06/14/2016 | Rate Changes for Homecare Agency Vendor Rate, Training Class Time, and Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) Respite AND New Billing Forms for Agenc | Information |
| H16-050 | 06/12/2016 | Redeterminations of eligibility when the MAGI-based Medicaid N-track case closes. | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-049 | 06/13/2016 | Transitioning MAGI-based N-track cases to HCBS Waiver | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-048 Rescinded |
06/13/2016 | Implementation of Overtime for Individual Providers (IPs) Part III Process for determining whether additional hours may be added to an IP’s Work | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-047 | 06/06/2016 | IPOne email alerts to be sent using ZixCorp Secure Message Center | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-046 | 05/27/2016 | CARE Change Control Information 5-27-16 | Information |
| H16-045 | 05/23/2016 | Reimbursement of participation for recipients of long-term service and supports (LTSS) eligible for an SSI-related special income disregard. (Cost of | Information |
| H16-044 | 05/16/2016 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapters 3, 5, 6, 10, 16, and 29 | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-043 | 05/16/2016 | Revision of DSHS 07-104, revision of 07-104 form in Barcode. | Information |
| H16-042 Rescinded |
05/11/2016 | Implementation of Overtime for Individual Providers (IPs): Part II Notice to clients and IPs about IP work week limits and Travel Time Limits | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-041 | 05/11/2016 | Long Term Care Manual,Restructure of Chapter 7 | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-040 | 05/11/2016 | Changes to Informal Support Policy to Comply with Fair Labor Standards (FLSA) Act7 | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-039 | 05/02/2016 | Adult Protective Services (APS) Self-Neglect Pilot | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-038 | 04/27/2016 | Administrative Hearings, Long-Term Care Manual, Chapter 26 | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-037 | 04/27/2016 | Implementation of Overtime for Individual Providers, Part I | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-036 | 04/25/2016 | New Orientation and Safety Course for Individual Providers. Update of IPs who have an OSPI or employment exemption from the HCA credential | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-035 | 04/13/2016 | Community First Choice (CFC) Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) Exception to Rule (ETR) Policy Change | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-034 | 04/13/2016 | Revised Standardized Home Care Agency Statement of Work & Monitoring Tool | Policy |
| H16-033 | 04/13/2016 | Wellness Education Survey | Information |
| H16-032 | 04/06/2016 | IRS Private Letter Ruling (PLR) regarding Notice 2014-7, Difficulty of Care Payments Excludable from Income | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-031 | 04/04/2016 | Meaningful Home Based Activities (MHBA) Pilot in AFHs | Procedure |
| H16-030 | 04/04/2016 | Release of 2015 Quality Assurance Final Report | Information |
| H16-029 | 03/28/2016 | Distribute NEW Individual Provider Union Membership Card | Information |
| H16-028 | 03/28/2016 | Revision to 14-443 Financial/Social Services Communication | Information |
| H16-027 | 03/28/2016 | CARE Change Control Information April, 1 2016 | Information |
| H16-026 | 03/28/2016 | Calendar Year (CY) 2016 Older Americans Act (OAA) Funding, Budget Forms, and Instructions | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-025 Rescinded |
03/14/2016 | Apple Health (AH) Managed Care changes effective April 1, 2016 | Procedure |
| H16-024 | 03/14/2016 | Updated information regarding Required Training: Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Online Security Awareness Training | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-023 | 03/14/2016 | Information about Adult Family Home Bargaining Unit | Procedure |
| H16-022 | 03/10/2016 | Implementation of travel time payment to Individual Providers | Information |
| H16-021 | 03/01/2016 | Training Authorizations for Individual Providers | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-020 | 02/29/2016 | Revision of validation process to include conducting IRS validations of TI either EIN or SSN related to provider payments transitioning to ProviderOne | Procedure |
| H16-019 | 02/29/2016 | Contracted Specialized Equipment and Supply and Assistive Technology providers and new Durable Medical Equipment (DME)/SES/AT Reference Tools | Information |
| H16-018 | 02/29/2016 | Changes for Individual Providers (IPs) | Information |
| H16-017 | 02/16/2016 | Individual ProviderOne Resources | Procedure |
| H16-016 | 02/16/2016 | Reallocation of State Fiscal Year 2016 Funds | Procedure |
| H16-015 | 02/16/2016 | Revised Older Americans Act Senior Nutrition Program Standards | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-014 | 02/08/2016 | Notice of revisions made to the following COPES waiver service contracts | Information |
| H16-013 | 02/08/2016 | CARE Change Control Information February, 12 2016 | Information |
| H16-012 | 02/08/2016 | 2016-2018 Aging and Long-Term Support Administration (ALTSA) Program and Fiscal Monitoring | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-011 | 02/01/2016 | SFY16 State/Federal Interlocal Agreement Amendments | Procedure |
| H16-010 | 02/01/2016 | Update to 30-day visit/contact responsibilities and timelines | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-009 | 01/26/2016 | Timely service authorization | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-008 | 01/26/2016 | Calendar Year (CY) 2015 Older Americans Act (OAA) and Nutrition Service Incentive Program (NSIP) Excess Carryover | Procedure |
| H16-007 | 01/19/2016 | Skills Acquisition Training when using Individual Providers and Home Care Agencies | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-006 | 01/19/2016 | Social Service Intake: Long-Term Care Manual, Chapter 4 & Form effective March 1, 2016 | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-005 | 01/14/2016 | Important Dates Prior to Individual ProviderOne (IPOne)Go-Live | Procedure |
| H16-004 | 01/13/2016 | Individual Provider Wage and Mileage Reimbursement Rate Change | Information |
| H16-003 | 01/11/2016 | Requirement to post flyer regarding public input to the revised statewide HCBS rules transition plan. | Information |
| H16-002 | 01/05/2016 | Long Term Care Manual: Addition of Chapter 7b, Community First Choice (CFC) | Policy and Procedure |
| H16-001 | 01/05/2016 | Residential Support Waiver amendment public comment period | Information |