2020 HCS Management Bulletins
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| MB# | Issue Date | Subject | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| H20-116 | 12/31/2020 | SCSA Fee Schedule and SMI Chart for 2021 | Information |
| H20-115 | 12/31/2020 | MAC and TSOA Step 3 benefit level changes Jan - Mar 2021 | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-114 | 12/31/2020 | Authorizing Nurse Delegation Services | Procedure |
| H20-113 | 12/29/2020 | COVID Home Care Agency Rate Change 1-1-21 through 3-31-21 | Information |
| H20-112 | 12/29/2020 | 2021 Quality Assurance MB | Information |
| H20-111 | 12/28/2020 | Update to AAA Policy and Procedures Manual Chapter 9 Fiscal Operations | Policy |
| H20-110 | 12/28/2020 | CY 2021 AAA MAC TSOA | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-109 | 12/28/2020 | IP mask wearing guidelines | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-108 | 12/18/2020 | AVS Implementation and Integration | Procedure |
| H20-107 | 12/18/2020 | COVID 19 SNP Congregate Meal Site Reopening Guidance | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-106 | 12/17/2020 | Changes to the APS/RCS/CPS Screen in CARE | Information |
| H20-105 Superseded |
12/17/2020 | MCO care coordination contacts to assist in accessing Apple Health physical and behavioral health care benefit | Procedure |
| H20-104 | 12/17/2020 | LTC Manual Chapter 5b 7b 7f 15b 22 and 30d | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-103 | 12/15/2020 | January 2021 Changes with COLA | Information |
| H20-102 | 12/15/2020 | EVV Implementation for Individual Providers (IPs) | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-101 | 11/09/2020 | SEIU BG Official Transcript TCDQU Stakeholders | Information |
| H20-100 | 12/08/2020 | CARE Change Control Information for the 12-21-2020 Release | Information |
| H20-099 | 12/07/2020 | Changes to Managed Care Plans offered in Region 1 and Region 3 | Information |
| H20-098 | 11/30/2020 | COVID-19 post eligibility treatment of income for institutional and HCB Waiver programs | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-097 | 11/30/2020 | HIPAA Privacy Rule and Coronavirus | Information |
| H20-096 | 11/06/2020 | CARE Change Control Information – Friday, November 20, 2020 | Procedure |
| H20-095 | 10/30/2020 | Acknowledgement of My Responsibilities as the Employer of My Individual Providers- Temporary COVID Pandemic Version. (11-055 COVID) | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-094 | 10/30/2020 | Update to Chapter 7H Appendix VI | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-093 | 10/27/2020 | Revised Standardized Home Care Agency Statement of Work and Monitoring Tool | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-092 Superseded |
10/27/2020 | Home Care Agency EVV System Implementation Requirements | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-091 | 10/15/2020 | Returning to regular business practices when a LTC worker’s certification is expiring. | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-090 | 10/14/2020 | New Method to Send Documents to the HCS Imaging Unit (HIU) | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-089 | 10/14/2020 | Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) Review Underway | Information |
| H20-088 | 10/08/2020 | NAPIS Reporting Requirements and Timelines | Information |
| H20-087 | 10/08/2020 | Pneumococcal Vaccine Information | Information |
| H20-086 | 10/08/2020 | Seasonal Flu Information – Flu Vaccines for Adults and Children 2020-2021 | Information |
| H20-085 | 10/07/2020 | A-19A authorization for Nursing Assistant- Registered application | Procedure |
| H20-084 | 09/30/2020 | HCS Public Disclosure Change in Process | Information |
| H20-083 | 09/30/2020 | COVID Home Care Agency Rate Change 10-1-20 through 12-31-20 | Information |
| H20-082 | 09/29/2020 | Area Agencies on Aging Directory Update | Information |
| H20-081 | 09/25/2020 | Temporary adjustments to the Policy and Procedures Manual for Area Agency on Aging Operations (P&P Manual): Chapter 6 and Chapter 9 | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-080 | 09/30/2020 | MAC and TSOA Step 3 benefit level changes for Oct – Dec 2020 | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-079 | 09/16/2020 | CARE Change Control Information – Wednesday, September 30, 2020 | Procedure |
| H20-078 | 09/21/2020 | Training Authorizations (for Individual Providers) and policy regarding Payments to Agencies. | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-077 | 09/25/2020 | Enhanced Rate for Individual Providers (IPs) during the COVID-19 outbreak | Information |
| H20-076 | 09/09/2020 | 2021 Area Plan Budget, 2021 Written Cost Allocation, and 7.01 Plan Progress Report | Procedure |
| H20-075 | 11/24/2020 | AFH POINT PREVALENCE COVID-19 TESTING | Procedure |
| H20-074 | 09/03/2020 | Department of Health COVID-19 Home Health/Home Care Guidance translated into 13 languages | Information |
| H20-073 | 10/07/2020 | Retainer Payments for specific Medicaid Service Providers--Adult Day Health (ADH) and Adult Day Care (ADC) during the COVID-19 outbreak | Procedure |
| H20-072 | 10/07/2020 | Retainer Payments for specific Medicaid Service Providers-- Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs), Enhanced Services Facilities (ESFs), and Adult Family H | Procedure |
| H20-071 | 08/14/2020 | Revised Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 4 | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-070 | 08/07/2020 | New Service Codes and Enhanced Rates for Medicaid Service Providers. During the COVID-19 outbreak | Procedure |
| H20-069 | 08/06/2020 | Amended 10-15-2020, HDM rate increase | Procedure |
| H20-068 | 08/04/2020 | Temporary Rate Changes for Home Care Agency Vendor Rate, Training Class Time, and Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) Respite AND New Billing Form | Information |
| H20-067 | 08/04/2020 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 15 B ALTSA and DDA section | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-066 | 08/04/2020 | New Long-Term Care Manual Chapter 27: Notices | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-065 | 07/24/2020 | CARE Change Control Information for the July 31, 2020 Release | Procedure |
| H20-064 | 07/24/2020 | Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) | Procedure |
| H20-063 | 07/21/2020 | Revised Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 3 | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-062 | 07/15/2020 | Resources to Access Tele-health and Receive Remote Services | Information |
| H20-061 | 07/10/2020 | Reopening of training by SEIU 775 Benefits Group effective June 15, 2020 | Information |
| H20-060 | 06/26/2020 | July 1, 2020 Home and Community Services and Developmental Disabilities Administration Rates | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-059 | 06/26/2020 | Community Residential Capital Add-on Rates July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-058 | 06/23/2020 | Rate Changes for Home Care Agency Vendor Rate, Training Class Time, and Family Caregiver Support Program Respite AND New Billing Forms | Information |
| H20-057 | 06/30/2020 | New Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapter 5b | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-056 | 06/17/2020 | Revisions to Long-Term Care (LTC) Manual Chapters 7a, 7f, 8, 9b, 10, 22, and 30d | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-054 | 06/17/2020 | CARE Change Control Information Friday, June 26, 2020 | Procedure |
| H20-053 | 06/09/2020 | Revision of Home and Community Services Intake and Referral Form DSHS 10-570 | Information |
| H20-052 | 06/09/2020 | Streamlined Financial Eligibility for Individuals Discharging from Acute Care Hospitals | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-051 | 06/09/2020 | SFY21 State/Federal Interlocal Agreement | Policy |
| H20-050 | 06/03/2020 | Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Ordering for Individual Providers (IPs) and Adult Family Homes (AFHs) | Information |
| H20-049 | 06/03/2020 | PACE service area in Spokane and Snohomish Counties and additional actions required for processing the PACE DSHS Form 17-218 | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-048 | 06/03/2020 | 2020 Older Americans Act (OAA) Funding, Budget Forms, and Instructions | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-047 | 05/28/2020 | Temporary Rate Changes for Home Care Agency Vendor Rate, Training Class Time, and Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) Respite AND New Billing Form | Information |
| H20-046 | 05/28/2020 | Relocation of the HCS Imaging Unit | Information |
| H20-045 | 05/21/2020 | COVID-19 Temporary Policy Flexibilities for Home Maintenance Allowance | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-044 | 05/18/2020 | MAC and TSOA Step 3 benefit level changes for May through June 2020 and beginning July 2020 | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-043 | 05/15/2020 | New Enhanced Rate and One-Time Payment for Individual Providers (IPs) during the COVID-19 outbreak | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-042 | 05/15/2020 | Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Funding | Procedure |
| H20-041 | 05/12/2020 | Temporary Emergency Rule Changes Regarding Nurse Delegation | Information |
| H20-040 | 05/11/2020 | New communication form for Administrative Hearing Coordinators and revised Individual Provider Notices | Information |
| H20-039 | 06/01/2020 | Retainer Payments for specific Medicaid Service Providers--Adult Day Health (ADH) and Adult Day Care (ADC) during the COVID-19 outbreak | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-038 | 05/04/2020 | Delivery of Adult Day Care service during the COVID-19 emergency | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-037 | 05/05/2020 | New Service Codes and Enhanced Rates for Medicaid Service Providers - ALFs, ESFs, AFHs, CCGs, HDM, BSA, Supportive Housing, PDNs, NDs, Skilled Nursing | Procedure |
| H20-036 | 06/01/2020 | Retainer Payments for specific Medicaid Service Providers - Assisted Living Facilities, Enhanced Services Facilities, and Adult Family Homes during | Procedure |
| H20-035 Superseded |
04/29/2020 | Temporary flexibilities in Identification and Social Security card requirements for Individual Provider (IP) contracting | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-034 | 04/22/2020 | Case Management Client Resource Matching Software AIDA Artificial Intelligence Discharge Agent | Information |
| H20-033 | 04/20/2020 | Housework and Errands contract (1077XP) is now available for use in Medicaid Transformation Demonstration (MTD) programs (MAC and TSOA) | Information |
| H20-032 | 04/22/2020 | COVID 19 Temporary Alternate Method to Send Documents to the HCS Imaging Unit HIU | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-031 | 04/20/2020 | Temporary policy and contract changes to Home Delivered Meals (HDMs) through the COPES, New Freedom, 1115 MTD waiver programs and Roads to Com | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-030 | 05/20/2020 | COVID-19 Amended Medicaid Eligibility Flexibilities and Families First Coronavirus Response Act | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-029 Superseded |
04/22/2020 | Process for Coordinating with MCOs on Acute Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility Discharges | Procedure |
| H20-028 | 04/10/2020 | Delivery of Skilled Nursing, Nurse Delegation and Private Duty Nursing services during the COVID-19 outbreak | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-027 | 04/06/2020 | Emergency food assistance supplements for March and April 2020 | Information |
| H20-026 | 04/06/2020 | Billing Process during the COVID-19 Outbreak for Community Choice Guiding, Client Training, Professional Support Specialists and Supportive Housing Pr | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-025 | 03/31/2020 | Medicaid Eligibility Flexibilities and Families First Coronavirus Response Act FINANCIAL ONLY | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-024 Superseded |
03/31/2020 | COVID-19 Medicaid Eligibility Flexibilities and Families First Coronavirus Response Act | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-023 | 03/30/2020 | Delivery of Environmental Modifications (E-mods), Wellness Education (WE), Specialized Medical Equipment (SME), Assistive Technology (AT) and Personal | Information |
| H20-022 | 03/24/2020 | Governors Executive Order for Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-021 Superseded |
03/25/2020 | Temporary Policy Changes for Individual Provider (IP) Contracting and Background Check Processes To Support Social Distancing Efforts Related to COVID | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-020 | 05/21/2020 | Revised Policies for Kinship Caregivers Support Program | Procedure |
| H20-019 | 03/24/2020 | Amended 4.10.20 Expanded Community Services (ECS) & Specialized Behavior Support (SBS) client visit billing process during the COVID-19 outbreak. | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-018 | 04/23/2020 | Amended Delivery of in-home personal care and Adult Day Health services during the COVID-19 outbreak | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-017 | 03/16/2020 | AMENDED 3-31-20 Assessment and care planning process during the COVID-19 outbreak | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-016 | 03/16/2020 | Amended 10-15-2020, Temporary Policy Changes for Long-Term Care Worker Qualifications Related to COVID-19 | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-015 | 03/16/2020 | Older Americans Act Nutrition Program-COVID-19 Response | Policy and Procedure |
| H20-014 | 03/12/2020 | CARE Change Control Information Friday, March 20, 2020 | Procedure |
| H20-013 | 03/12/2020 | Reallocation of State Fiscal Year 2020 State Funds | Procedure |
| H20-012 Rescinded |
03/06/2020 | Public Charge rule information | Information |
| H20-011 | 03/06/2020 | Consumer Directed Employer Individual Provider and Client Outreach | Information |
| H20-010 | 02/12/2020 | Turning off creation of new LTC assessments in CARE Desktop | Information |
| H20-009 | 02/10/2020 | Revision to DSHS Form 15-447 – Resident Choice Regarding ALF Room Requirements | Information |
| H20-008 | 02/04/2020 | Negative Adjustment Functionality in the Individual ProviderOne (IPOne) Payment System | Information |
| H20-007 | 01/23/2020 | DSHS State Employee Character, Competence, and Suitability (CCS) Review Form | Policy |
| H20-006 | 01/23/2020 | Administrative Hearing Academy 2020 Training for DSHS/HCA Administrative Hearing Coordinators AHC | Information |
| H20-005 | 01/06/2020 | Long-Term CARE Manual Chapter 23A Social Services Monitoring | Information |
| H20-004 | 01/06/2020 | New Statewide HQ Contract Assistive Technology (AT) | Procedure |
| H20-003 | 01/03/2020 | January 2020 Changes with COLA | Information |
| H20-002 | 01/03/2020 | Rate Change for HCA vendor Rate, Training Class Time, & Family Caregiver Support Program Respite and New Billing for Agency Caregiver Training | Information |
| H20-001 | 01/03/2020 | Increase in MAC/TSOA step 3 benefit levels and TSOA income standard | Information |
| Amended | 03/24/2020 | Amended 04.23.20 Delivery of in-home personal care and Adult Day Health services during the COVID-19 outbreak | Policy and Procedure |