2018 HCS Management Bulletins
| MB# | Issue Date | Subject | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| H18-080 | 12/31/2018 | Revision to Long-Term CARE (LTC) Manual Chapter 23B – Financial Services Monitoring to include required supervisory reviews, QA Activities and PBS QA | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-079 | 12/28/2018 | Adult Protective Services (APS) Headquarters (HQ) Quality Assurance (QA) Activities and Schedule for 2019 | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-078 | 12/28/2018 | Senior Citizens Services Act (SCSA) Fee Schedule and State Median Income (SMI) Chart for 2019 | Information |
| H18-077 | 12/27/2018 | Rate Changes for Home Care Agency Vendor Rate, Training Class Time, Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) Respite AND New Billing Form | Information |
| H18-076 | 12/21/2018 | Increase in MAC TSOA step 3 benefit levels and TSOA income standard | Information |
| H18-075 | 12/20/2018 | CARE Change Control Information: Friday, December 28, 2018 | Procedure |
| H18-073 | 12/11/2018 | Eligibility Criteria for Respite Care Services Provided under Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC) and Tailored Supports for Older Adults (TSOA) Programs | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-072 | 12/03/2018 | CARE Change Control Information: Friday, December 7, 2018 | Procedure |
| H18-070 | 11/29/2018 | Medicaid Apple Health Coverage for Hearing Instruments | Information |
| H18-069 Rescinded |
11/09/2018 | Negative Adjustment functionality in the Individual ProviderOne (IPOne) payment system | Information |
| H18-068 | 11/05/2018 | New Adult Protective Services (APS) Record Retention Schedule and the Storage of Investigative Related Emails in Outlook 35-Year Retention Folder | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-067 | 10/24/2018 | NAPIS reporting requirements and timelines | Information |
| H18-066 | 10/22/2018 | Revised Standardized Home Care Agency Statement of Work and Monitoring Tool | Policy |
| H18-065 | 10/17/2018 | Revisions to DSHS form 13-712 formerly titled Personal Care Related to Diagnosed Psychiatric Condition | Information |
| H18-064 | 10/12/2018 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapters 3, 7f, 24, 25, and 30d | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-063 | 11/06/2018 | Medicaid Alternative Care (MAC) & Tailored Supports for Older Adults (TSOA) Respite Services in Adult Family Homes | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-062 | 09/27/2018 | CARE Change Control Information; Friday, October 5, 2018 | Procedure |
| H18-061 | 09/18/2018 | Mental Health Transformation Initiative and Adult Family Home Payment Changes | Procedure |
| H18-060 | 09/13/2018 | Carina Now Available Statewide | Information |
| H18-059 | 09/11/2018 | 2019 Area Plan Budget, 2019 Written Cost Allocation, and 7.01 Plans with Tribal Governments | Procedure |
| H18-058 | 09/11/2018 | Revision to Individual Provider Contracting Process | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-057 | 09/06/2018 | CARE Change Control Information: Friday, September 7, 2018 | Procedure |
| H18-056 | 08/13/2018 | SFY19 State/Federal Interlocal Agreement | Procedure |
| H18-055 | 10/26/2018 | H18-055 Revised APS Direction for Communication and Coordination with RCS AMENDED 10.25.18 | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-054 | 07/31/2018 | National Core Indicators-Aging and Disabilities (NCI-AD) Survey | Information |
| H18-053 | 07/27/2018 | CARE Change Control Information Friday, August 3, 2018 | Procedure |
| H18-052 | 07/19/2018 | Area Agencies On Aging Directory Update | Information |
| H18-051 | 07/11/2018 | Smart Phone Emergency SOS Feature Availability | Information |
| H18-050 | 07/06/2018 | NFLOC for Clients Case Managed by DDA | Procedure |
| H18-049 | 07/06/2018 | New HCS Intake SER Purpose Code to support ALTSA Strategic Plan Objectives | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-048 | 06/29/2018 | July 1 2018 Home and Community Service Rates | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-047 | 06/29/2018 | Community Residential Capital Add-on Rates July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 | Procedure |
| H18-046 | 06/29/2018 | New In-Person Spoken Language Interpreter Service Contract Through Health Care Authority (HCA) | Information |
| H18-045 | 06/28/2018 | Service Codes to Authorize in Reviewing Status | Procedure |
| H18-044 | 06/28/2018 | Rate Changes for Home Care Agency Vendor Rate July 1 2018 | Information |
| H18-043 | 06/22/2018 | CARE Change Control Information - June 22, 2018 | Procedure |
| H18-042 | 06/20/2018 | Revisions to LTC Manual Chapter 7e: New Freedom | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-041 | 06/20/2018 | Medicaid contracting with Tribal Nations - updated Indian Nation program agreements | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-040 | 06/20/2018 | Guardian fees allowed for individuals who pay client responsibility toward cost of care | Information |
| H18-039 | 06/18/2018 | Calendar year 2018 Older Americans Act Funding, Budget Forms and Instructions | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-038 | 06/18/2018 | Residential Care Discharge Allowance WAC Change | Procedure |
| H18-037 | 06/18/2018 | MAC & TSOA Step 3 Benefit Level and ETR Process Changes | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-036 | 06/14/2018 | Compression Garments | Procedure |
| H18-035 | 06/08/2018 | Adult Protective Services Initial Substantiated Finding Notification Letter | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-034 | 06/08/2018 | HCS Hub Imaging Unit Backlog Emergency Plan | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-033 | 06/08/2018 | Social Security Number Removal Initiative | Information |
| H18-032 | 06/07/2018 | Revisions to LTC Manual Chapters 3, 5a, 10, and 29 | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-031 | 05/31/2018 | Rollout of new Background Check System - June 26, 2018 | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-030 | 05/25/2018 | Voter Registration Assistance Training: Introduction, Updates and Reminder | Information |
| H18-029 | 05/16/2018 | Information and document preservation for active litigation in SEIU 775 v. DSHS | Information |
| H18-028 | 05/14/2018 | Updated HCS and DDA Client Services Contract for Individual Providers | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-027 | 05/14/2018 | Requirements to post flyer regarding public input for renewal of COPES Waiver and Residential Support Waiver | Information |
| H18-026 | 05/10/2018 | Individual Providers who are exempt from Basic Training and would like to voluntarily become certified as Home Case Aide | Information |
| H18-025 Rescinded |
05/08/2018 | Authorization of Nurse Delegation Services - Hospital or Institutional Setting | Procedure |
| H18-023 | 04/27/2018 | Lakewood City Ordinance No. 680 | Information |
| H18-022 | 04/26/2018 | Nurse Delegation Referral for Nursing Services and Skin Observation Protocol | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-021 | 04/17/2018 | Area Agencies on Aging Directory Update | Information |
| H18-020 | 04/02/2018 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapters 7f, 23, 23a, 23b, and 23c | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-019 | 03/30/2018 | CARE Change Control Information - April 6, 2018 | Procedure |
| H18-018 | 03/29/2018 | Updated Individual Provider Stop Work Notice and Individual Provider Planned Action Notice | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-017 Superseded |
03/29/2018 | Information and document preservation for active litigation in SEIU 775 v. DSHS | Information |
| H18-016 | 03/23/2018 | Reallocation of State Fiscal Year 2018 State Funds | Procedure |
| H18-015 | 03/09/2018 | Revision to the Policy and Procedures Manual for Area Agency on Aging Operations (P&P Manual): Chapter 6 Interlocal Agreements & Contract. Client Serv | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-014 | 03/09/2018 | A 19A authorization for Nursing Assistant- Registered application | Procedure |
| H18-013 | 02/27/2018 | CARE Change Control Information March 2, 2018 | Procedure |
| H18-012 | 02/14/2018 | Updated Individual Provider (IP) Contractor Intake Form | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-011 | 02/09/2018 | Revision to LTC Manual, Chapter 30b, Initiative 2: LTSS MAC & TSOA | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-010 | 02/09/2018 | Administrative Hearing Academy Training for DSHS/HCA Administrative Hearing Coordinators (AHC) | Information |
| H18-009 | 02/09/2018 | Living Well Website | Information |
| H18-008 | 01/29/2018 | Calendar Year (CY) 2017 Older Americans Act (OAA) and Nutrition Service Incentive Program (NSIP) Excess Carryover | Procedure |
| H18-007 | 01/29/2018 | Registered Nurse Delegation (RND) in contracted Private Duty Nursing (PDN) Adult Family Homes (AFH) | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-006 | 01/25/2018 | CARE Change Control Information February 2, 2018 | Procedure |
| H18-005 Superseded |
01/22/2018 | Revision to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 6 | Policy and Procedure |
| H18-004 | 01/22/2018 | Quality Assurance (QA) Activities and Schedule for 2018 | Information |
| H18-003 | 01/16/2018 | 2016-2018 Aging and Long-Term Support Administration (ALTSA) Program and Fiscal Monitoring of Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) | Information |
| H18-002 | 01/08/2018 | Requirement to post flyer regarding public input to an amendment to the COPES waiver | Information |
| H18-001 | 01/04/2018 | Adult Protective Services (APS) Headquarters (HQ) Quality Assurance (QA) Activities and Schedule for 2018 | Policy and Procedure |