2017 HCS Management Bulletins
| MB# | Issue Date | Subject | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| H17-095 | 12/27/2017 | Rate Changes for Home Care Agency Vendor Rate, Training Class Time, and FCSP, Respite AND New Billing Form for Agency Caregiver training class time | Information |
| H17-094 | 12/21/2017 | CARE Change Control Information December 29, 2017 | Procedure |
| H17-093 | 12/21/2017 | Individual Provider Wage and Mileage Reimbursement Rate Change | Information |
| H17-092 | 12/18/2017 | Senior Citizens Services Act (SCSA) Fee Schedule and State Median Income (SMI) Chart for 2018 | Information |
| H17-091 | 12/14/2017 | Home Care Agency Family Member Policy and Tribal Member Exception Amended June 17, 2025. | Procedure |
| H17-090 | 12/14/2017 | Administrative Hearings | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-089 | 12/13/2017 | January 2018 Changes with COLA | Information |
| H17-088 | 12/13/2017 | Updated Process to Request Funding for Personal Care and Related Services from the Behavioral Health Organizations (BHOs) or Managed Care Organization | Procedure and Proced |
| H17-087 | 12/06/2017 | Requirement to post flyers regarding public input to waiver amendments for COPES, New Freedom, and Residential Support Waivers. | Information |
| H17-086 | 12/06/2017 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 15 | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-085 | 12/04/2017 | New LTC Manual for Medicaid Transformation Demonstration (MTD) and revision of DSHS form 14-225 | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-084 | 11/28/2017 | Adult Protective Services and Alleged Victim/Alleged Perpetrator Cognition and Decision-Making Ability Screening | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-083 | 11/28/2017 | CARE Change Control Information November 30, 2017 | Procedure |
| H17-082 Superseded |
10/30/2017 | Changes to Client Training and Transition Services (CTTS) Waiver Contract: Services and Rates | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-081 | 10/30/2017 | July 1, 2017 Home and Community Skilled Nursing Rate | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-080 | 10/23/2017 | Nurse Delegation Rule Clarification: Non-Insulin and Blood Glucose Monitoring | Information |
| H17-079 | 10/23/2017 | CARE Change Control Information October 27, 2017 | Procedure |
| H17-078 | 10/23/2017 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapters 3, 5, 7b, 8, 10, 12, 14, 20, and 29 | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-077 | 10/23/2017 | Authorizations in Reviewing Status | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-076 Rescinded |
10/16/2017 | Durable Medical Goods, DME, Updates | Information |
| H17-075 | 10/16/2017 | Discharge Tracking Report and HCBS Tracking Report release | Information |
| H17-074 | 10/06/2017 | Home Care Agency Alignment of AAA Monitoring and Lookback Periods Amended 10.31.19 | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-073 Rescinded |
09/20/2017 | Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) | Information |
| H17-072 | 09/11/2017 | Introduction to New Background Check System (BCS); and Instructions for Primary Account Administrators (PAA) | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-071 | 09/11/2017 | Statewide Go-live for Medicaid Transformation Demonstration (MTD) Initiative 2 Programs | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-070 | 08/29/2017 | Individual Providers (IP) training record through the Benefits Group Training Partnership (TP) will be re-opened for staff view. The TP is the source | Procedure |
| H17-069 | 08/23/2017 | CARE Change Control Information August 25, 2017 | Procedure |
| H17-068 | 08/21/2017 | Revision of Home and Community Services Intake and Referral Form DSHS 10-570 | Information |
| H17-067 | 08/07/2017 | SFY18 State/Federal Interlocal Agreement | Procedure |
| H17-066 | 08/03/2017 | Licensed Assisted Living Facilities with Assisted Living Contracts Receiving a Capital Add-on Rate July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 | Procedure |
| H17-065 | 08/03/2017 | July 1, 2017 Home and Community Service Rates | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-064 | 07/27/2017 | Authorizing Nurse Delegation When Client Is on Bedhold | Procedure |
| H17-063 | 07/27/2017 | CARE Change Control Information July 28, 2017 | Procedure |
| H17-062 | 07/24/2017 | Revised Acknowledgement of My Responsibilities As The Employer of My Individual Providers form. | Policy |
| H17-061 | 17/17/2017 | Calendar Year (CY) 2017 Older Americans Act (OAA) Funding, Budget Forms, and Instructions | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-060 | 07/06/2017 | 2018-2019 Area Plan Update, 2018 Area Plan Budget, 2018 Written Cost Allocation, and 7.01 Plans | Procedure |
| H17-059 | 07/06/2017 | Exception to Rule Requests for Adult Family Home Daily Rates | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-058 | 07/05/2017 | Medical Mileage Reimbursement for Adult Family Home Providers | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-057 | 07/05/2017 | Change in basic training for DDA respite | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-056 | 07/05/2017 | Community Integration for ALTSA and DDA Funded Clients in Adult Family Homes | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-055 Superseded |
06/29/2017 | Procedure for Review of Proposed Transfer Penalties for Institutional Medicaid Programs | Procedure |
| H17-054 | 06/28/2017 | New Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 7f | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-053 | 06/28/2017 | Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) Review Underway | Information |
| H17-052 | 06/27/2017 | Rate Changes for Homecare Agency Vendor Rate, Training Class Time, and Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) Respite AND New Billing Forms for Agenc | Information |
| H17-051 | 06/26/2017 | Changes to Individual ProviderOne for the 2017-19 DSHS-SEIU Collective Bargaining Agreement | Information |
| H17-050 | 06/22/2017 | CARE Change Control Information June 30, 2017 | Procedure |
| H17-049 | 06/16/2017 | Contingency Planning for Possible Government Shutdown | Procedure |
| H17-048 | 06/16/2017 | CY17 Medicaid Transformation Demonstration Interlocal Agreement | Procedure |
| H17-047 | 06/14/2017 | Intervention Services and Independent Living Consultation Services | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-046 | 06/12/2017 | Area Agencies on Aging Directory Update | Information |
| H17-045 | 06/12/2017 | Requirement to post flyer regarding public input to waiver amendment for Residential Support Waiver | Information |
| H17-044 | 06/05/2017 | Required Training: Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Online Security Awareness Training | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-043 | 06/05/2017 | Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC) and Tailored Supports for Older Adults (TSOA) Provider Network and Contracting Requirements | Procedure |
| H17-042 | 06/05/2017 | DSHS 22-810 (REV. 9/15) Adult Protective Services, Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Self-Neglect or Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults | Information |
| H17-041 | 06/05/2017 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapters 5 and 7d | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-040 | 05/30/2017 | Wellness Education | Procedure |
| H17-039 | 05/22/2017 | Training Authorizations for Individual Providers, 2017 Update | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-038 | 05/22/2017 | Administrative Hearing Academy Training for DSHS/HCA Administrative Hearing Coordinators (AHC) | Information |
| H17-037 | 05/22/2017 | Reminder of upcoming webinar trainings on implementing the 2017-2019 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the State of Washington and the Adu | Information |
| H17-036 | 05/10/2017 | Revised Adult Protective Services (APS) direction for communication, coordination and sharing of information with Residential Care Services (RCS) | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-035 | 05/08/2017 | Individual Providers Overtime Policy Update | Information |
| H17-034 | 05/08/2017 | Revisions to Long-Term Care Manual Chapter 3 | Information |
| H17-033 | 05/03/2017 | Revised Standardized Home Care Agency Statement of Work & Monitoring Tool | Policy |
| H17-032 | 05/01/2017 | Apple Health Managed Care (AHMC) contacts for care coordination and authorization assistance | Procedure |
| H17-031 | 05/01/2017 | Expedited Hearings | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-030 | 04/25/2017 | CARE Change Control Information April 28, 2017 | Procedure |
| H17-029 | 04/13/2017 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 6 | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-028 | 04/10/2017 | Individual Provider (IP) Overtime and Work Week Limit (WWL) Resources for Clients and Individual Providers | Information |
| H17-027 | 04/06/2017 | Client Responsibility Issue Description and Guidance | Information |
| H17-026 | 04/03/2017 | Release of 2016 Quality Assurance (QA) Final Report | Information |
| H17-025 | 03/29/2017 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 3 | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-024 | 03/27/2017 | CARE Change Control Information March 31, 2017 | Information |
| H17-023 | 03/27/2017 | Revised Individual Provider (IP) notice and process. Reminder for timely IP Planned Action Notices (PAN). | Procedure |
| H17-022 | 03/27/2017 | Overtime for Individual Providers (IPs): Update to Internal Contract Action Review Process | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-021 | 03/23/2017 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 7 | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-020 | 06/26/2017 | Service Episode Records (SERs) for clients in Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Reporting Units (RUs) | Procedure |
| H17-019 | 03/20/2017 | Adult Protective Services (APS) After Event Reviews (AER) | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-017 | 03/20/2017 | Requirement to Use ACES 3G ACES Mainframe Access Disabled | Information |
| H17-016 | 03/16/2017 | Unique identifier in the Agency Contract Database (ACD) to validate background checks for Individual Providers (IPs) | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-015 | 03/13/2017 | Reallocation of State Fiscal Year 2017 Funds | Procedure |
| H17-014 | 03/08/2017 | Updated Checklist for Individual Providers and Home Care Agency Providers Guide to Training and Certification | Information |
| H17-013 | 03/07/2017 | Washington State Council on Aging Vacancy | Information |
| H17-012 | 03/02/2017 | Employment Reference Guide (ERG) 2017 | Information |
| H17-011 | 03/01/2017 | Requirement to post flyer regarding public input to the revised statewide HCBS rules transition plan. | Information |
| H17-010 | 02/24/2017 | Calendar Year (CY) 2016 Older Americans Act (OAA) and Nutrition Service Incentive Program (NSIP) Excess Carryover | Procedure |
| H17-009 | 02/06/2017 | Revision of DSHS form #16-172, Your Rights and Responsibilities When You Receive Services Offered by Aging and Long-Term Support Administration and De | Procedure |
| H17-008 | 01/30/2017 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 8 | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-007 | 01/30/2017 | Addition of the Health Home Program to King and Snohomish Counties | Information |
| H17-006 | 01/24/2017 | CARE Change Control Information January 31, 2017 | Information |
| H17-005 Superseded |
01/23/2017 | Advanced Home Care Aide Specialist (AHCAS) Pilot | Procedure |
| H17-004 | 01/12/2017 | IRS tax reporting changes affecting Individual Providers | Policy and Procedure |
| H17-003 | 01/09/2017 | Removal of Home Health Aide service from COPES waiver | Information |
| H17-002 | 01/05/2017 | Individual Provider Wage and Mileage Reimbursement Rate Change | Information |
| H17-001 | 01/04/2017 | COPES Client Support Training and Behavior Management | Policy and Procedure |